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NHTSA recall 22V447000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number22V447000
Manufacturer's numberSC241
ManufacturerKia Motors America
Reported2022-06-23
Owners notified2022-08-17
ComponentSEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Units potentially affected17199
Part numbers88820-P4500, 88810-P4500
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportAnnual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2026-07-29
Vehicles in the campaign17199
Reported remedied16018 (93%)
Reported unreachable304
Reported removed113

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 Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid and 2022 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 secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC241. This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall number 22V-127. Vehicles already repaired under the previous 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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2021 KIA SORENTO HYBRIDListed as a series or trim of this model.
2022 KIA SORENTO HYBRIDListed as a series or trim of this model.
2022 KIA SORENTO PHEVListed as a series or trim of this model.

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.

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