Recalls

Recall 106207

  • USA Recall: If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.
    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.

    Corrective Action:
    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.

    Additional 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.

    • Affected Vehicles

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