# NHTSA recall 22V836000

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: 22V836000
- Manufacturer's number: SC256
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-11\-11
- Owners notified: 2023\-01\-09
- Component: HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 27030
- Part numbers: 37583\-G2000

## What is wrong

Kia Motors America \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles previously recalled under recall 18V\-666.  The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly \(PRA\) may have inadequate connections between its contacts, causing increased electrical resistance, which can overheat the rear seats.


## What can happen

Overheated rear seats increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the PRA and replace either the PRA or the Main Relay, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC256.  This recall supersedes NHTSA recall number 18V\-666.  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 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 27030
- Reported remedied: 19277 \(71%\)
- Reported unreachable: 935
- Reported removed: 1688

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2017 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2018/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSBELE135\_R1](/bulletins/10130101.md), 2018-03-13, Service bulletin

## 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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