{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016346 (Kia), 2016: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016346/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016346, KIA SORENTO, 2016-07-05. On certain vehicles, the rear crossmember assist arm bracket may not have been properly welded.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sorento. Published by Transport Canada as 2016346 on 5 July 2016. System: Structure. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the rear crossmember assist arm bracket may not have been properly welded during the manufacturing process. This could cause the welds to break and affect the rear suspension alignment, which would result in poor vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. Kia SORENTO is named on 39 American notices, 20 British, 18 European and 10 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. KIA recall 11V473 - Model Year 2007-2008 Sorento Passenger Cars Manufactured F... KIA recall 11V258 - Model Year 2011 Sorento 2wd KIA recall 10V599 - Model Year 2011 Sorento DVSA recall R/2004/077: Kia Sorento (Possible interference between power steering hose and brake pipe) DVSA recall R/2004/158: Kia Sorento (Alternator pulley may seize) DVSA recall R/2004/159: Kia Sorento (Snap ring retainer within the gearbox may detach) EU Safety Gate alert A12/00154/20: Kia Sorento, notified by Poland EU Safety Gate alert A12/0592/13: Kia Sorento, Carens, Carnival, Soul, Sportage, Opt",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:22:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:22:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016346 (Kia), 2016: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016346/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}