KIA Forte (2014): Electrical system
Recall 15V015000 · Jan 16, 2015 · Kia Motors America
86,880
vehicles affected
86,880
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V015000
- Date
- Jan 16, 2015
- Maker
- Kia Motors America
- Units affected
- 86,880
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system
- Model years
- 2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2014 Kia Forte vehicles manufactured December 5, 2012, to April 17, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the cooling fan resistor may overheat and melt.
What can happen
If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Kia will notify owners, and for vehicles produced from December 5, 2012 to January 27, 2014, dealers will replace the cooling fan resistor and multi-fuse unit. For vehicles produced from January 28, 2014 to April 17, 2014, dealers will replace the multi-fuse unit only. Owners of vehicles with a 1.8L engine will also have the engine control unit software updated. The recall began on February 20, 2015. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC113.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V015000?
1 model: Kia Forte (2014), about 86,880 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V015000?
Kia will notify owners, and for vehicles produced from December 5, 2012 to January 27, 2014, dealers will replace the cooling fan resistor and multi-fuse unit. For vehicles produced from January 28, 2014 to April 17, 2014, dealers will replace the multi-fuse unit only. Owners of vehicles with a 1.8L engine will also.
What can happen?
If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.