NHTSA recall 21V137000
NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.
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) |
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| Campaign number | 21V137000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC206 |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors America |
| Reported | 2021-03-04 |
| Owners notified | 2021-04-30 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 379931 |
| Part numbers | Sportage HECU: 58920-D9100 / Cadenza HECU: 58920-F6210 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-20 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 379931 |
| Reported remedied | 322005 (84%) |
| Reported unreachable | 16483 |
| Reported removed | 25092 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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.
What is wrong
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Sportage and Cadenza vehicles. The electrical circuit in the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may short-circuit, which can cause a fire in the engine compartment.
What can happen
An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures as a precaution until the recall repair is complete. Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain fuses in the electrical junction box. Vehicles equipped with an electronic parking brake (EPB) will also receive a HECU software update. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC206.
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.
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| 2021 KIA SPORTAGE |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSBCHA078 | 2018-06-25. Service bulletin. TSB - SERVICE ACTION: HECU BOLTS INSPECTION AND/OR REPLACEMENT OR HECU ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT (SA287) - This bulletin provides the procedure to inspect and/or replace the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) module mounting bolts or replace the HECU assembly depending on the inspection results on some 2017MY Sportage (QL) vehicles, produced from October 29, 2016 through November 21, 2016, and on some 2017MY Cadenza (YG) vehicles, produced from October 29, 2016 through December 2, 2016, which may exhibit damaged module mounting bolt heads. Vehicles within the production date range listed above may exhibit an illumination of the ABS/ESC warning lamp. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.