# NHTSA recall 20V459000

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: 20V459000
- Manufacturer's number: SC195
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2020\-08\-05
- Owners notified: 2020\-09\-02
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 834
- Part numbers: 49500\-M7200

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2019 Forte vehicles.  The left front axle driveshaft may not have been heat\-treated, which can cause it to break.


## What can happen

A broken driveshaft can result in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left front axle driveshaft for a heat treatment verification code, and replace it if the code is missing, free of charge.  The recall began September 2, 2020.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC195.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 834
- Reported remedied: 639 \(76%\)
- Reported unreachable: 21
- Reported removed: 37

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2019 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2019/recalls.md)

## 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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