NHTSA recall 24V057000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 24V057000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC295 |
| Manufacturer | Kia America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2024-01-31 |
| Owners notified | 2024-03-28 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT |
| Units potentially affected | 1243 |
| Part numbers | 49500-AO000, 49560-GI000 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1243 |
| Reported remedied | 1157 (93%) |
| Reported unreachable | 18 |
| Reported removed | 10 |
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.
What is wrong
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power.
What can happen
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC295.
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.
| 2023 KIA EV6 | |
|---|---|
| 2023 KIA NIRO EV | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 KIA NIRO EV | 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.