# NHTSA recall 21V260000

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: 21V260000
- Manufacturer's number: SC210
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2021\-04\-13
- Owners notified: 2021\-08\-16
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMP
- Units potentially affected: 4069
- Part numbers: 21350\-2E740, \[ 21500\-2E020QQK \]

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Forte vehicles equipped with a 2.0L Nu MPI engine.  Foreign particles may stick inside the oil pump, which may cause an oil pump failure and engine damage.


## What can happen

A damaged engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil pan, free of charge.  Owner letters were mailed August 16, 2021.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC210.


## 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 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4069
- Reported remedied: 2556 \(62%\)
- Reported unreachable: 669
- Reported removed: 370

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2017 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2018/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.

- [TSB\_ENG222\_R5](/bulletins/10206642.md), 2022-01-20, 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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