# NHTSA recall 15V446000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V446000
- Manufacturer's number: SC123
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2015\-07\-14
- Owners notified: 2015\-08\-18
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 2587

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kia Sorento vehicles manufactured October 23, 2014, to December 10, 2014.  The affected vehicles have a front passenger seat belt whose buckle latch assembly may prevent the front passenger from fastening the seat belt.


## What can happen

If the front passenger seat belt cannot be latched, an occupant sitting in the front passenger seat has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat belt buckle cover, free of charge.  The recall began on August 18, 2015.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC123.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-01\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2587
- Reported remedied: 2165 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 90
- Reported removed: 13

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 KIA SORENTO](/makes/kia/sorento/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-23 to 2014\-12\-10.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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