# NHTSA recall 23V877000

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: 23V877000
- Manufacturer's number: SC291
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-12\-21
- Owners notified: 2024\-02\-09
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 79812
- Part numbers: 21101\-2GK00

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2011 Sorento vehicles.  An engine compartment fire can occur while driving.


## What can happen

A fire increases the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will install Knock Sensor Detection System \(KSDS\) software and replace the engine as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 9, 2024.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1\-800\-333\-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC291.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 79812
- Reported remedied: 12565 \(15%\)
- Reported unreachable: 16293
- Reported removed: 12976

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2011 KIA SORENTO](/makes/kia/sorento/2011/recalls.md)

## Investigated as EA21003

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA21003: Engineering analysis, opened 2021\-12\-22, closed 2024\-02\-05. Engine Fires. ENGINE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V877000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V877000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SC291YZ\_TSB\_R1](/bulletins/11015268.md), 2025-03-07, Service bulletin
- [SC291YZ](/bulletins/11013573.md), 2025-02-04, Service bulletin
- [PI2101YZ\_TSB\_R1](/bulletins/11010508.md), 2024-11-13, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_SST067\_R2](/bulletins/10219692.md), 2022-09-17, Service bulletin
- [PI2101YZ\_TSB](/bulletins/10212202.md), 2022-06-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_SST067\_R1](/bulletins/10203695.md), 2021-12-01, Service bulletin
- [PI2101\_TSB\_R1](/bulletins/10194674.md), 2021-06-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_ENG222\_R2](/bulletins/10189272.md), 2021-03-24, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_ENG222\_R1](/bulletins/10186041.md), 2021-02-02, Service bulletin
- [PI2101\_TSB](/bulletins/10186035.md), 2021-02-02, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V877000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V877000)

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