# NHTSA recall 23V531000

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.

**NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V531000
- Manufacturer's number: SC275
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-07\-31
- Owners notified: 2023\-09\-28
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:PUMP
- Units potentially affected: 39765
- Part numbers: 46110\-4G530, 48110\-2H100

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2023 Soul, Sportage, and 2023\-2024 Seltos vehicles.  The electronic controller for the Idle Stop \& Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump to overheat.


## What can happen

An electric oil pump assembly that overheats increases the risk of a vehicle fire.


## The remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete.  Dealers will inspect and replace the electric oil pump controller, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 28, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC275.


## 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 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 39765
- Reported remedied: 34339 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1007
- Reported removed: 398

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 SELTOS](/makes/kia/seltos/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 KIA SELTOS](/makes/kia/seltos/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 KIA SOUL](/makes/kia/soul/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2023/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.

- [TSB\_ELE256\_R1](/bulletins/10214154.md), 2022-07-02, 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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