{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KIA recall 11V258 (SC089): Model Year 2011 Sorento 2wd",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v258/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V258 (Kia): DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Kia's own number: SC089.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sorento, model year 2011. Filed by Kia Motors Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 25 April 2011. 12,690 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia is recalling certain model year 2011 sorento 2wd vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions and 2.4l engines manufactured from the start of production through may 22, 2010. the intermediate shaft may suffer from noise and excessive wear due to a misalignment of the intermediate shaft with the right side output … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Kia's own number for this recall: SC089. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V258 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 11V258 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft 25 April 2011 2011-2011 KIA SORENTO DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FREE OF CHA",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:50:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:46:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KIA recall 11V258 (SC089): Model Year 2011 Sorento 2wd\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v258/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}