# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 4 to 2026 quarter 3
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 KIA NIRO](/makes/kia/niro/2022/recalls.md)
- [2018 KIA NIRO PHEV](/makes/kia/niro/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 KIA NIRO PHEV](/makes/kia/niro/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 KIA NIRO PHEV](/makes/kia/niro/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 KIA NIRO PHEV](/makes/kia/niro/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 KIA NIRO PHEV](/makes/kia/niro/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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\_ELE247](/bulletins/10201527.md), 2021-10-02, 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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