# NHTSA recall 17V159000

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: 17V159000
- Manufacturer's number: SC145
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2017\-03\-10
- Owners notified: 2017\-04\-03
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 135

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2017 Niro vehicles.  The affected vehicles may have a damaged Motor Driven Power Steering \(MDPS\) connector resulting in a loss of electric power steering assistance.


## What can happen

Loss of power steering assist would require higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the MDPS motor, free of charge.  The recall began April 3, 2017.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC145.


## 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 2018 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-10\-10
- Vehicles in the campaign: 135
- Reported remedied: 117 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2
- Reported removed: 3

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, 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

- [2017 KIA NIRO HYBRID](/makes/kia/niro/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-12\-23 to 2017\-01\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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