{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2018537 (Kia), 2017 to 2018: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018537/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2018537, KIA NIRO, 2018-09-28. On certain vehicles, the main relay contacts in the Power Relay Assembly located underneath the rear.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Niro. Published by Transport Canada as 2018537 on 28 September 2018. System: Electrical. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the main relay contacts in the Power Relay Assembly located underneath the rear seat may have an inadequate connection. This could increase electrical resistance and generate heat, increasing the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect the Power … 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 NIRO is named on 11 American notices, 7 British, 8 European and 5 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Kia recall 24V358 - 2022 Niro EV Kia recall 24V271 - 2023 Niro EV and 2024 EV9 Kia recall 24V057 - 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 DVSA recall R/2018/207: Kia Niro Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid (Burrs in the inner hydraulic clutch actuator housing can cause dama...) DVSA recall R/2019/167: Kia Plug-In Hybrid and Niro Hybrid (A reduction of contact pressure on the main relays causes heat buil...) DVSA recall R/2023/121: Kia Soul EV and E-Niro (A potential coolant leak in the Electric Power Control Unit (EPCU)...) EU Safety Gate alert A12/1164/18: Kia Niro, notified by Poland EU Safe",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:09:14+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:09:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2018537 (Kia), 2017 to 2018: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018537/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}