{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"24V057000","date":"2024-01-31","owner_notified":"2024-03-28","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles.  One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power.","consequence":"A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC295.","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":"SC295","part_number":"49500-AO000, 49560-GI000","units":1243,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":8,"period_from":"2025-4","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-28","involved":1243,"remedied":1157,"unreachable":18,"removed":10,"remedied_percent":93,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2023,"make":"KIA","model":"EV6","vehicle_id":"2023_kia_ev6","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"KIA","model":"NIRO EV","vehicle_id":"2023_kia_niro","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2024,"make":"KIA","model":"NIRO EV","vehicle_id":"2024_kia_niro","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/24V057000"}