{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 22V051 (SC227): 2016-2018 K900 and 2014-2016 Sportage",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v051/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V051 (Kia): An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury. Kia's own number: SC227.",
  "excerpt": "Kia K900, Kia Sportage, model years 2014 to 2018. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 2 February 2022. 126,747 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2018 K900 and 2014-2016 Sportage vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire. 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: SC227. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V051 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. 22V051 Kia Motors America Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module 2 February 2022 2014-2018 KIA K900, 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 engin",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:22:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:37:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 22V051 (SC227): 2016-2018 K900 and 2014-2016 Sportage\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v051/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}