NHTSA campaign 15V015000 · Kia campaign SC113
Kia Recall 15V-015: Cooling Fan Resistor May Melt
NHTSA recall 15V015000 (Kia campaign SC113) was reported by Kia Motors America on January 16, 2015, with 86,880 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Forte for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on February 20, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 15V015000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V015000 (also written 15V-015 or 15V015)
- Filed by
- Kia Motors America
- Kia campaign number
- SC113
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 86,880 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 74.91% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V015000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Kia
Kia Forte
- 2014 · Vehicles built December 5, 2012 – April 17, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V015000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V015000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.