# NHTSA recall 22V051000

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: 22V051000
- Manufacturer's number: SC227
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2022\-02\-02
- Owners notified: 2022\-04\-26
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 126747
- Part numbers: Sportage: 58920\-3W810, K900: 58920\-3T380

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2016\-2018 K900 and 2014\-2016 Sportage vehicles.  The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit \(HECU\) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire.


## What can happen

An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete.  Dealers will install a new fuse for the HECU circuit board, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 22, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC227.


## 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 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 126747
- Reported remedied: 69551 \(54%\)
- Reported unreachable: 15863
- Reported removed: 13190

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

- [2016 KIA K900](/makes/kia/k900/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 KIA K900](/makes/kia/k900/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA K900](/makes/kia/k900/2018/recalls.md)
- [2014 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2016/recalls.md)

## 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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