NHTSA recall 16V070000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V070000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC129 |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors America |
| Reported | 2016-02-05 |
| Owners notified | 2016-03-30 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES |
| Units potentially affected | 10240 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-07-11 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 10240 |
| Reported remedied | 4665 (45%) |
| Reported unreachable | 738 |
| Reported removed | 659 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, 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.
What is wrong
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2011 Forte vehicles manufactured August 27, 2010, to November 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a transmission fluid cooler hose that may have been improperly manufactured, resulting in a transmission fluid leak.
What can happen
If enough transmission fluid leaks out, the transmission may not function properly and the vehicle may stop moving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission cooler hose, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2016. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC129.
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.
| 2011 KIA FORTE | Built 2010-08-27 to 2010-11-11. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB SC129 | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE A/T COOLER HOSES IN CERTAIN 2011 MY FORTE (TD) VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM AUGUST 27, 2010 THROUGH NOVEMBER 11, 2010. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER HOSES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CURED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. IF SUFFICIENT FLUID IS LOST, THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO THE TRANSAXLE COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VEHICLE MOBILITY. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN. |
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| TSBTRA051R1 | 2017-01-27. Service bulletin. TSB: 6 SPD A/T SOLENOID REPLACEMENT – MULTIPLE DTCS - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF VARIOUS SHIFT SOLENOIDS ON 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES WITH DTCS P0741, P0743, P0748, P0753, P0758, P0763, P0768, P0773, P1778 AND P2709. REPLACE THE SOLENOIDS IF CURRENT OR HISTORY CODES ARE PRESENT; DO NOT REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE. TO REDUCE VEHICLE REPAIR TIME, THIS PROCEDURE CAN BE PERFORMED WITH THE TRANSAXLE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. REFER TO KGIS FOR SOLENOID PACK REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR THE SPECIFIC YEAR AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.