{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V127000","date":"2022-03-04","owner_notified":"2022-05-03","manufacturer":"Kia Motors America","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT; SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER","summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid vehicles.  In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.","consequence":"An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the seatbelt pretensioner(s), free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 3, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC231.  This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-447.  Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.","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.nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"SC231","part_number":"88820-P4500, 88810-P4500","units":213,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":8,"period_from":"2024-1","period_to":"2024-1","submitted":"2024-04-25","involved":213,"remedied":73,"unreachable":0,"removed":6,"remedied_percent":34,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO HYBRID","vehicle_id":"2022_kia_sorento","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO PHEV","vehicle_id":"2022_kia_sorento","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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/22V127000"}