# NHTSA recall 22V651000

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: 22V651000
- Manufacturer's number: SC248
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-08\-29
- Owners notified: 2022\-09\-23
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- Units potentially affected: 19701
- Part numbers: 37300\-2SGD1

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage vehicles.  The alternator battery positive terminal nut may loosen, which can result in an engine stall or an electrical surge.


## What can happen

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash, and an electrical surge increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten the alternator battery positive terminal nut, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 23, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC248.


## 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: 19701
- Reported remedied: 18989 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 656
- Reported removed: 45

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

- [2023 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2023/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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