KIA Sedona, Sorento (2016): Power train
Recall 22V612000 · Aug 10, 2022 · Kia America, Inc.
28,065
vehicles affected
28,065
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 22V612000
- Date
- Aug 10, 2022
- Maker
- Kia America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 28,065
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Power train > Automatic transmission > Lever and linkage > Column shift
- Model years
- 2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 22V612000?
2 models: Kia Sedona (2016), Kia Sorento (2016), about 28,065 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 22V612000?
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.
What can happen?
A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.
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.