NHTSA campaign 22V612000 · Kia campaign SC246

Kia Recall 22V-612: Vehicle Rollaway from Faulty Shift Lever Assembly

NHTSA recall 22V612000 (Kia campaign SC246) was reported by Kia America, Inc. on August 10, 2022, with 28,065 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sedona and Kia Sorento for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on October 7, 2022, 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 22V612000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 22V612000 (also written 22V-612 or 22V612)
Filed by: Kia America, Inc.
Kia campaign number: SC246
Report received: August 10, 2022
Potentially affected: 28,065 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Column Shift
Owners notified: October 7, 2022

Repair completion: 65.34% (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 22V612000. 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 Sedona
- 2016
Kia Sorento
- 2016

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V612000.

Defect description

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.

Safety consequence

A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC246.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V612000

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.