{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 16V862 (SC142): Model Year 2016-2017 Sorento",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v862/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V862 (Kia): If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sorento, Kia Sportage, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 30 November 2016. 10,212 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Sorento vehicles manufactured October 27, 2014, to August 25, 2016, and 2017 Sportage vehicles manufactured December 10, 2015, to August 26, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness that, due to a … 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: SC142. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V862 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 trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V862 Kia Motors America Trailer Hitches 30 November 2016 2016-2017 KIA SORENTO, KIA SPORTAGE If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash. Kia",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:48:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:52:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 16V862 (SC142): Model Year 2016-2017 Sorento\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v862/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}