# NHTSA recall 23V649000

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: do not drive until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V649000
- Manufacturer's number: SC283
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-09\-22
- Owners notified: 2023\-09\-27
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 3866
- Part numbers: 54501\-F2AA0

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2023 Forte vehicles.  The right front lower control arm may have been improperly welded, which can cause it to fail.


## What can happen

Front lower control arm failure can cause a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed.  Dealers will replace the right front lower control arm, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC283.


## 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: 3866
- Reported remedied: 3261 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 228
- Reported removed: 74

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 FORTE](/makes/kia/forte/2023/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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