# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 2
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-27 to 2010\-11\-11.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB SC129](/bulletins/10091951.md), 2017-02-16, Service bulletin
- [TSBTRA051R1](/bulletins/10089761.md), 2017-01-27, Service bulletin

## 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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