NHTSA recall 23V534000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 23V534000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC276 |
| Manufacturer | Kia America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-07-31 |
| Owners notified | 2023-12-29 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:CLUTCHES/BANDS:ACTUATORS/SOLENOIDS |
| Units potentially affected | 121411 |
| Part numbers | 41050-2B003, 41050-2B001, 41050-2B002 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 4 to 2026 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-10-14 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 121411 |
| Reported remedied | 87727 (72%) |
| Reported unreachable | 10767 |
| Reported removed | 6049 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 3, 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 America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.
What can happen
A fire increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the hydraulic clutch actuator as necessary and install a new fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC276.
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.
| 2017 KIA NIRO | |
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| 2018 KIA NIRO | |
| 2019 KIA NIRO | |
| 2020 KIA NIRO | |
| 2021 KIA NIRO | |
| 2022 KIA NIRO | |
| 2018 KIA NIRO PHEV | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2019 KIA NIRO PHEV | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 KIA NIRO PHEV | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2021 KIA NIRO PHEV | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2022 KIA NIRO PHEV | Listed 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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB_ELE247 | 2021-10-02. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: HCU/LDC LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR P-DTC (SA484) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Hybrid Control Unit/Low Voltage DC/DC Converter (HCU/LDC) system on some 2020-2021MY Niro HEV (DE HEV) and Niro PHEV (DE PHEV) vehicles produced in the date ranges shown below, which may incorrectly set a Power Train Diagnostic Trouble Code (P-DTC). |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.