{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V447000","date":"2022-06-23","owner_notified":"2022-08-17","manufacturer":"Kia Motors America","component":"SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; SEAT BELTS:FRONT","summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid and 2022 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 secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC241.  This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall number 22V-127.  Vehicles already repaired under the previous 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":"SC241","part_number":"88820-P4500, 88810-P4500","units":17199,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":2,"period_from":"2025-3","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-29","involved":17199,"remedied":16018,"unreachable":304,"removed":113,"remedied_percent":93,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"KIA","model":"SORENTO HYBRID","vehicle_id":"2021_kia_sorento","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"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/22V447000"}