{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"16V070000","date":"2016-02-05","owner_notified":"2016-03-30","manufacturer":"Kia Motors America","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES","summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2011 Forte vehicles manufactured August 27, 2010, to November 11, 2010.  The affected vehicles have a transmission fluid cooler hose that may have been improperly manufactured, resulting in a transmission fluid leak.","consequence":"If enough transmission fluid leaks out, the transmission may not function properly and the vehicle may stop moving, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission cooler hose, free of charge.  The recall began March 30, 2016.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC129.","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.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"SC129","part_number":null,"units":10240,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2017-2","period_to":"2017-2","submitted":"2017-07-11","involved":10240,"remedied":4665,"unreachable":738,"removed":659,"remedied_percent":45,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2011,"make":"KIA","model":"FORTE","vehicle_id":"2011_kia_forte","match":"exact","built_from":"2010-08-27","built_to":"2010-11-11"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/16V070000"}