# Transport Canada recall 2020318

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: 2020318
- Manufacturer's number: RC133
- Reported: 2020\-07\-14
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 2369

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain vehicles, the nut that attaches the battery cable to the alternator may be loose. This can result in electrical arcing \(sparks\).

Safety Risk:

Electrical arcing could increase the risk of a fire.

Corrective Actions:

Kia will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to inspect, and if necessary, tighten the alternator battery \(B\+\) terminal nut.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 KIA SEDONA](/makes/kia/sedona/2020/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.

- [SC365\_OWNR\_YP](/bulletins/11037386.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions
- [SC365\_TSB](/bulletins/11037385.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions
- [SC365\_STKR](/bulletins/11037384.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions
- [SC365\_POC](/bulletins/11037383.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions
- [SC365\_QA](/bulletins/11037382.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions
- [SC365\_DPSM](/bulletins/11037381.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions
- [SC365\_DP](/bulletins/11037380.md), 2026-09-18, Emissions
- [CS2308\_TSB\_R6](/bulletins/11001599.md), 2024-06-13, Service bulletin
- [CS2308\_TSB\_R5](/bulletins/10251970.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_ELE303\_R2](/bulletins/10250517.md), 2024-03-02, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2020318](/v1/recalls/tc/2020318)

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