# NHTSA recall 21V137000

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.

**NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 KIA CADENZA](/makes/kia/cadenza/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA CADENZA](/makes/kia/cadenza/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KIA CADENZA](/makes/kia/cadenza/2019/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2021/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.

- [TSBCHA078](/bulletins/10142239.md), 2018-06-25, 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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