Transport Canada recall 2026186
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) |
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| Campaign number | 2026186 |
| Manufacturer's number | RC225 |
| Reported | 2026-04-10 |
| Component | Fuel System |
| Notification type | Safety Mfr |
| Units potentially affected | 17873 |
What is wrong
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the nuts for the crossover fuel pipe may not have been properly tightened. As a result, fuel could leak.
Safety Risk:
A fuel leak can create the risk of a fire.
Corrective Actions:
Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect and tighten the nuts or replace the high-pressure crossover fuel pipe, as necessary.
| 2022 KIA CARNIVAL | |
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| 2023 KIA CARNIVAL | |
| 2024 KIA CARNIVAL | |
| 2025 KIA CARNIVAL |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SC333_QA | 2025-06-25. Emissions. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER (SC333) - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign SC333. |
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| SC333_TSB | 2025-06-11. Service bulletin. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: ENGINE CONTROL MODULE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SC333) - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the ‘Engine Control Module’ (ECM) system software on certain 2025MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles equipped with 3.5L GDI Lambda Ⅲ engines produced from April 15, 2024 through November 27, 2024. The subject vehicles may have been produced with engine calibration that may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants that exceed Federal and California standards and cause the illumination of the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with DTC P046100. These standards were established to protect the public health and welfare from the dangers of air pollutants. |
| SC333_STKR | 2025-06-11. Emissions. SC333_STKR: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN COMPLETION LABEL/STICKER |
| SC333_POC | 2025-06-11. Emissions. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SC333_POC: PROOF OF CORRECTION CARD |
| SC333_OWNR | 2025-06-11. Emissions. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC333) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module (ECM) on certain 2025 MY Carnival vehicles equipped with 3.5L Gas Direct Injection (GDI) engines to ensure compliance with emissions regulations. |
| SC333_DPSM | 2025-06-11. Emissions. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO (SC333) - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service managers advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign on certain 2025 MY Kia Carnival vehicles equipped with 3.5L Gas Direct Injection (GDI) engines manufactured from April 15, 2024 to November 27, 2024 to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module (ECM) to ensure compliance with emissions regulations. |
| SC333_DP | 2025-06-11. Emissions. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO (SC333) - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign on certain 2025 MY Kia Carnival vehicles equipped with 3.5L Gas Direct Injection (GDI) engines manufactured from April 15, 2024 to November 27, 2024 to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module (ECM) to ensure compliance with emissions regulations. |
| TSB_FUE060_R1 | 2025-05-28. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CYLINDER IMBALANCE DTC P219XXOO INSPECTION AND INJECTOR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information regarding cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance DTC P219XX00 stored in ECU on some 2022MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles with Lambda III 3.5L GDI engine, produced from January 26, 2021through November 10, 2021, which may exhibit reduced power when accelerating from a stop or while driving and MIL ON with one or more of the following DTC(s): P219C00, P219D00, P219E00, P219F00, P21A000, P21A100. If one or more of the listed DTCs are present for any cylinder, then one or more high-pressure injectors (1) and clip (2) may require replacement if DTC is stored. In addition, replacement of the high-pressure fuel pipe (3) and cross-over pipe (4) will need to be replaced. |
| SC320_TSB | 2024-10-23. Emissions. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT (SC320) - This bulletin provides information to replace the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve Assembly on certain 2024MY Kia vehicles listed in the table below. Kia has become aware that the EGR Valve Assembly in the subject vehicles may not have been manufactured to Kia’s specifications. This condition may cause the vehicle to release air pollutants which exceed Federal and California standards. As a result, the subject vehicles may exhibit an illumination of Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) with DTC(s) P040500, P064200 and/or P065200. |
| TSB_FUE062_R1 | 2024-03-02. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: ECM LOGIC UPDATE FOR DTC P2118 AND THROTTLE BODY FREEZING (SA514) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Engine Control Module (ECM) system on some 2022-2024MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles produced from January 4, 2021 through October 26, 2022, which may exhibit an MIL "ON" with DTC P2118. The throttle body plate may freeze after a cold soak in very cold temperatures, possibly causing the vehicle to go into "limp-home" mode. Once the vehicle is warmed up, the throttle body performs normally. |
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