# Transport Canada recall 2016540

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2016540
- Manufacturer's number: RC106
- Reported: 2016\-11\-01
- Component: Seats And Restraints
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 453

## What is wrong

On certain vehicles, the driver’s seatback may have been incorrectly welded at time of assembly. This could cause the seatback to fail in a rear\-end collision, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants. Correction: Dealers will inspect the seat back frame and replace if necessary.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 KIA SORENTO](/makes/kia/sorento/2016/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSBBOD170](/bulletins/10109862.md), 2017-08-02, Service bulletin
- [TSBBOD113R1](/bulletins/10089054.md), 2017-01-18, Service bulletin
- [PS\-4444](/bulletins/10080041.md), 2016-09-14, Service bulletin
- [073](/bulletins/10058127.md), 2015-08-04, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2016540](/v1/recalls/tc/2016540)

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