{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia Motors America recall 20V518 (SC196): Kia Stinger (2018 to 2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v518/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V518: An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury or crash. The maker's own number: SC196.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Stinger, model years 2018 to 2021. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 27 August 2020. 28,200 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) recalled certain 2019 Stinger vehicles equipped with 3.3L T-GDI engines on August 27, 2020. On December 30, 2020, Kia expanded the recall population and added certain 2018-2021 Stinger vehicles. While driving, an engine compartment fire may occur in the area where the Anti-lock Brake Hydraulic … 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 The maker's own number for this recall: SC196. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V518 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. Owners are told to park away from buildings : the wording the agency uses when a vehicle can catch fire with the ignition off. 20V518 Kia Motors America Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module 27 August 2020 2018-2021 KIA STINGER This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told to park it outside, away from buildings : the wording used when a vehicle ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:19:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:12:43+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia Motors America recall 20V518 (SC196): Kia Stinger (2018 to 2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v518/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}