# NHTSA recall 25V548000

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: 25V548000
- Manufacturer's number: SC349
- Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
- Reported: 2025\-08\-25
- Owners notified: 2025\-09\-12
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Units potentially affected: 30
- Part numbers: 84HM1\-2JK00, 24HS1\-2SK00

## What is wrong

Kia America, Inc. \(Kia\) is recalling certain 2025 K4 and Sorento vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause 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 sub engine assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 12, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800\-333\-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC349.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-10\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 30
- Reported remedied: 27 \(90%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2
- Reported removed: 0

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

- [2025 KIA K4](/makes/kia/k4/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-01\-15 to 2025\-08\-01.
- [2025 KIA SORENTO](/makes/kia/sorento/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-06\-02 to 2025\-06\-02.

## 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\_ENG264](/bulletins/11030379.md), 2026-04-01, Service bulletin
- [OTA\_SA621](/bulletins/11026532.md), 2025-12-10, Over\-the\-air update
- [SC353\_QA](/bulletins/11025944.md), 2025-12-02, Service campaign
- [SC353\_DP](/bulletins/11025943.md), 2025-12-02, Service campaign
- [SC353\_DPSM](/bulletins/11025942.md), 2025-12-02, Service campaign
- [SC353\_OWNR](/bulletins/11025941.md), 2025-12-02, Service campaign
- [SC353\_TSB](/bulletins/11025939.md), 2025-12-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_ENG258](/bulletins/11023283.md), 2025-09-23, 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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