{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V115000","date":"2025-02-24","owner_notified":"2025-03-07","manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 EV9 vehicles.  The rear gear drive unit (GDU) motor shaft may have been improperly welded and become damaged, causing a loss of drive power.","consequence":"A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the rear GDU, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC337.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"SC337","part_number":"44000-18MD2","units":342,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":7,"period_from":"2026-3","period_to":"2026-3","submitted":"2026-10-14","involved":342,"remedied":320,"unreachable":4,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":93,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2025,"make":"KIA","model":"EV9","vehicle_id":"2025_kia_ev9","match":"exact","built_from":"2024-10-11","built_to":"2024-12-19"}],"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/25V115000"}