{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 21V137 (SC206): 2017-2021 Sportage and Cadenza",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v137/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V137 (Kia): An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury. Kia's own number: SC206.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Cadenza, Kia Sportage, model years 2017 to 2021. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 4 March 2021. 379,931 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Sportage and Cadenza vehicles. The electrical circuit in the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may short-circuit, which can cause a fire in the engine compartment. 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: SC206. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V137 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. 21V137 Kia Motors America Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module 4 March 2021 2017-2021 KIA CADENZA, KIA SPORTAGE This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told to park it outside, away from buildings : the wording used when a vehicle can catch fire while switched off and unattended. An engine compartment fire",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:39:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-26T21:39:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 21V137 (SC206): 2017-2021 Sportage and Cadenza\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v137/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}