# NHTSA recall 23V634000

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: 23V634000
- Manufacturer's number: SC281
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-09\-13
- Owners notified: 2023\-12\-18
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- Units potentially affected: 18224
- Part numbers: 35320\-2CTB1

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2018\-2021 Stinger vehicles.  The fuel control valve plunger may stick inside the high pressure fuel pump, causing over\-pressurization and loss of drive power.


## What can happen

A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the engine control unit software, inspect, and replace the fuel pump as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC281.


## 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: 18224
- Reported remedied: 13419 \(73%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2426
- Reported removed: 995

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

- [2018 KIA STINGER](/makes/kia/stinger/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 KIA STINGER](/makes/kia/stinger/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 KIA STINGER](/makes/kia/stinger/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 KIA STINGER](/makes/kia/stinger/2021/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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