{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 15V015 (SC113): Model Year 2014 Kia Forte",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v015/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V015 (Kia): If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire. Kia's own number: SC113.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Forte, model year 2014. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 16 January 2015. 86,880 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. 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: SC113. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V015 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: “If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.” 15V015 Kia Motors America Electrical System 16 January 2015 2014-2014 KIA FORTE If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire. 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 1",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:52:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T07:21:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 15V015 (SC113): Model Year 2014 Kia Forte\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v015/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}