# NHTSA recall 22V447000

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: 22V447000
- Manufacturer's number: SC241
- Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
- Reported: 2022\-06\-23
- Owners notified: 2022\-08\-17
- Component: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- Units potentially affected: 17199
- Part numbers: 88820\-P4500, 88810\-P4500

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 17199
- Reported remedied: 16018 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 304
- Reported removed: 113

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 KIA SORENTO HYBRID](/makes/kia/sorento/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [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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