NHTSA recall 21V519000
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 | 21V519000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC214 |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors America |
| Reported | 2021-07-08 |
| Owners notified | 2021-07-21 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Units potentially affected | 21575 |
| Part numbers | 35305-2S200 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 21575 |
| Reported remedied | 21197 (98%) |
| Reported unreachable | 53 |
| Reported removed | 59 |
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.
What is wrong
Kia Motor America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021 Sorento and 2021-2022 K5 vehicles equipped with 2.5L turbocharged engines. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the high-pressure fuel pump and fuel rail.
What can happen
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC214.
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.nhtsa.gov.
| 2021 KIA K5 | |
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| 2022 KIA K5 | |
| 2021 KIA SORENTO |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB_FUE048 | 2020-09-03. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SERVICE ACTION: LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE ROUTING INSPECTION AND/OR ADJUSTMENT (SA432) - This bulletin provides information to inspect and if necessary, adjust the low pressure fuel line routing on some 2021MY K5 (DL3a) vehicles with GAMMA 1.6L T-GDI engine, produced from March 27, 2020 through July 23, 2020 which may NOT have been properly routed during assembly. The incorrectly routed fuel line may cause a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with DTC P0087 and the vehicle may exhibit poor acceleration and/or hesitation during low speed operation. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.