The defect
Kia Motor Company (Kia) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Optima, 2012-2014 Sorento and 2011-2013 Sportage vehicles. Machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine.
The risk
Bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine assembly, and replace the engine if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2017. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC147.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Optima | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Kia Sorento | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Kia Sportage | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Optima | 2011 | 594 | 5 |
| Kia Optima | 2012 | 920 | 5 |
| Kia Optima | 2013 | 1,386 | 9 |
| Kia Optima | 2014 | 590 | 7 |
| Kia Sorento | 2012 | 880 | 5 |
| Kia Sorento | 2013 | 982 | 5 |
| Kia Sorento | 2014 | 988 | 6 |
| Kia Sportage | 2011 | 181 | 6 |
| Kia Sportage | 2012 | 392 | 5 |
| Kia Sportage | 2013 | 381 | 3 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2017
22 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Kia Motors America filed 82 campaigns in all.
| 17V745000 21 Nov 2017 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 17V724000 17 Nov 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V707000 10 Nov 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V683000 30 Oct 2017 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 17V670000 24 Oct 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V647000 12 Oct 2017 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 17V607000 28 Sept 2017 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 17V586000 21 Sept 2017 | Kia Motors America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017