{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2020597 (Kia), 2011 to 2015: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020597/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2020597, KIA OPTIMA, FORTE, SPORTAGE, SORENTO, FORTE KOUP, SOUL, 2020-12-04. Issue: On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0 L NU GDI.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, Forte, Sportage, Sorento, Forte Koup, Soul. Published by Transport Canada as 2020597 on 4 December 2020. System: Engine. What the notice says Issue: On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0 L NU GDI or 2.4 L Theta II MPI engine, an engine compartment fire could occur while driving. Kia is conducting this recall as a preventative measure to prevent fire risk due to potential fuel leaks, oil leaks and/or engine damage. In some situations, you may notice any … 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 OPTIMA is named on 17 American notices, 4 British, 7 European and 2 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. KIA recall 11V153 - Model Year 2006-2008 Optima Kia recall 23V594 - 2016-2017 Rio, 2016-2018 Optima, 2017-2018 Optima Hybrid a... Kia recall 22V560 - 2012-2013 Optima DVSA recall R/2018/123: Kia Optima PHEV (High voltage battery system may malfunction and cause a sudden loss...) DVSA recall R/2019/259: Kia Sportswagon and Optima Saloon (The forward collision avoidance assist may fail to identify station...) DVSA recall R/2023/255: Kia Ceed, Stonic, Sportage and 1 more (The mesh filter inside the tandem pump may block causing insuffic",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:30:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:30:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2020597 (Kia), 2011 to 2015: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020597/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}