{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 21V331 (SC212): 2013-2015 Optima and 2014-2015 Sorento",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v331/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V331 (Kia): An electrical short in the HECU increases the risk of a fire while parked or driving. Kia's own number: SC212.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Optima, Kia Sorento, model years 2013 to 2015. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 10 May 2021. 440,370 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Optima and 2014-2015 Sorento vehicles previously recalled under recall 20V-519. Brake fluid may leak inside the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU), possibly resulting in an electrical short. 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: SC212. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V331 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. 21V331 Kia Motors America Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module 10 May 2021 2013-2015 KIA OPTIMA, KIA SORENTO 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 ele",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:48:33+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:17:36+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 21V331 (SC212): 2013-2015 Optima and 2014-2015 Sorento\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v331/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}