{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 18V771 (SC171): 2019 Kia Forte",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v771/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V771 (Kia): If the headlights are not properly aimed, the driver may have reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Forte, model year 2019. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 31 October 2018. 1,754 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Kia Forte vehicles equipped with LED headlights. The headlights may not have been manufactured with the correct low beam aiming. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, \"Lamps, … 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: SC171. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V771 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 headlights are not properly aimed, the driver may have reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V771 Kia Motors America Exterior Lighting:Headlights 31 October 2018 2019-2019 KIA FORTE If the headlights are not properly aimed, the driver may have reduced visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the headli",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:00:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:03:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 18V771 (SC171): 2019 Kia Forte\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v771/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}