The defect
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.
The risk
A fire increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the hydraulic clutch actuator as necessary and install a new fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC276.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Niro | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Kia Niro Phev | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:CLUTCHES/BANDS:ACTUATORS/SOLENOIDS
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 Niro | 2017 | 82 | 4 |
| Kia Niro | 2018 | 60 | 3 |
| Kia Niro | 2019 | 56 | 1 |
| Kia Niro | 2020 | 39 | 1 |
| Kia Niro | 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| Kia Niro | 2022 | 31 | 1 |
| Kia Niro Phev | 2018 | 13 | 1 |
| Kia Niro Phev | 2019 | 26 | 1 |
| Kia Niro Phev | 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| Kia Niro Phev | 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| Kia Niro Phev | 2022 | 12 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 2023
56 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the power train; Kia America, Inc. filed 73 campaigns in all.
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| 23V821000 6 Dec 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 23V811000 4 Dec 2023 | Eldorado National- California, Inc. |
| 23V809000 4 Dec 2023 | Gillig, LLC |
| 23V756000 9 Nov 2023 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 23V755000 9 Nov 2023 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023