2014 Kia Forte Recalls
All 2014 Kia Forte recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.January 16th, 2015
Recalled Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Recall Date
January 16th, 2015
January 16th, 2015
Units Effected
86,880
86,880
NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V015000
Manufacturer: Kia Motors America
Manufacturer Campaign Number: SC113
Manufactured Begin Date: December 5th, 2012
Manufactured End Date: April 17th, 2014
Date of Owner Notification: February 20th, 2015
Defect Summary:
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. Consequence Summary:
If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire. Corrective Summary:
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. Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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