# NHTSA recall 16V480000

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: 16V480000
- Manufacturer's number: SC137
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2016\-06\-29
- Owners notified: 2016\-07\-27
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 7901

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sorento vehicles.  A component of the rear suspension may not be properly welded.


## What can happen

The improper weld may break, affecting the rear suspension alignment, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the welds at the rear suspension cross\-member, replacing the rear cross\-member assembly, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began July 27, 2016.  Owners may contact Kia Customer Service Department at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC137.


## 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: 7901
- Reported remedied: 6763 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 288
- Reported removed: 43

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

- [2016 KIA SORENTO](/makes/kia/sorento/2016/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [PS750](/bulletins/10242913.md), 2023-10-01, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-CHA073](/bulletins/10116820.md), 2017-08-31, Service bulletin
- [PS390](/bulletins/10092103.md), 2017-02-17, Service bulletin
- [PS378](/bulletins/10089907.md), 2017-01-30, Service bulletin
- [PS419](/bulletins/10089622.md), 2017-01-26, 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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