KIA Sorento (2023): Equipment
Recall 23V579000 · Aug 15, 2023 · Kia America, Inc.
50,517
vehicles affected
50,517
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23V579000
- Date
- Aug 15, 2023
- Maker
- Kia America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 50,517
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Other > Labels
- Model years
- 2023
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sorento vehicles. The air bag warning labels on the driver and front passenger sun visors may detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
A detached air bag warning label will not warn occupants about the risks of air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will inspect and replace the driver and front passenger sun visors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 10, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC277.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 23V579000?
1 model: Kia Sorento (2023), about 50,517 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 23V579000?
Dealers will inspect and replace the driver and front passenger sun visors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 10, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC277.
What can happen?
A detached air bag warning label will not warn occupants about the risks of air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
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.