NHTSA Campaign 22V127000

SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER

Issued by Kia Motors America · Reported Mar 4, 2022 · 213 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

Consequence

An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the seatbelt pretensioner(s), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 3, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC231. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-447. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KIA SORENTO HYBRID 2022 213
KIA SORENTO PHEV 2022 213

Source: NHTSA Campaign 22V127000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.