Kia America, Inc.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Internal › Clutches/Bands › Actuators/Solenoids
Kia America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 31, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 121,411. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Kia Niro | 31 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 Kia Niro Phev | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Kia Niro | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Kia Niro Phev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Kia Niro | 39 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 Kia Niro Phev | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Kia Niro | 56 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 Kia Niro Phev | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Kia Niro | 60 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 Kia Niro Phev | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Kia Niro | 82 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 23V534000.
Full record for the 2022 Kia Niro → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →