# NHTSA recall 21V622000

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: 21V622000
- Manufacturer's number: SC216
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2021\-08\-09
- Owners notified: 2022\-02\-10
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH
- Units potentially affected: 253074
- Part numbers: Rio: 81230\-H9011 / 81230\-H9031, Forte: 81230\-A7010 / 81230\-A7030

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2016\-2018 Forte 4\-door, Forte Koup 2\-door, and 2018\-2019 Rio 4\-door vehicles.  The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."


## What can happen

A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the trunk latch assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on February 10, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC216.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 253074
- Reported remedied: 120744 \(47%\)
- Reported unreachable: 61803
- Reported removed: 28135

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2016 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2018/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA RIO](/makes/kia/rio/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KIA RIO](/makes/kia/rio/2019/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\_BOD314](/bulletins/10237139.md), 2023-06-01, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_BOD208](/bulletins/10177046.md), 2020-07-06, Service bulletin
- [PS551](/bulletins/10133175.md), 2018-04-16, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-GEN085](/bulletins/10109777.md), 2017-08-02, 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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