# NHTSA recall 22V127000

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: 22V127000
- Manufacturer's number: SC231
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2022\-03\-04
- Owners notified: 2022\-05\-03
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT; SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
- Units potentially affected: 213
- Part numbers: 88820\-P4500, 88810\-P4500

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug\-in Hybrid vehicles.  In the event of a crash, the front driver\-side and/or passenger\-side seat belt pretensioner\(s\) may explode upon deployment.


## What can happen

An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the seatbelt pretensioner\(s\), free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 3, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC231.  This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V\-447.  Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2024 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2024\-04\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 213
- Reported remedied: 73 \(34%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 6

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2024 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

- [2022 KIA SORENTO HYBRID](/makes/kia/sorento/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 KIA SORENTO PHEV](/makes/kia/sorento/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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