The defect
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.
The risk
A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC246.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Sedona | 2016 |
| Kia Sorento | 2016 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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 Sedona | 2016 | 297 | 4 |
| Kia Sorento | 2016 | 1,258 | 8 |
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47 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the power train; Kia America, Inc. filed 73 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022