# NHTSA recall 16V312000

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: 16V312000
- Manufacturer's number: SC132
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2016\-05\-17
- Owners notified: 2016\-07\-01
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- Units potentially affected: 5245

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain model year 2013 Forte vehicles manufactured September 10, 2012, to October 31, 2012.  The screws that hold the front seatbelt retractor retaining plates may not have been properly tightened, and as a result, the seatbelt retractor retaining plates may break in a crash.


## What can happen

If a retaining plate breaks during a crash, pieces of the plate could strike the occupants, increasing risk of injury.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace both front seatbelt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542. The recall began July 1, 2016. Kia's number for this recall is SC132.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-12
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5245
- Reported remedied: 2058 \(39%\)
- Reported unreachable: 561
- Reported removed: 330

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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

- [2013 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-10 to 2012\-10\-31.

## 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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