{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 22V127 (SC231): 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-In Hybrid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v127/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V127 (Kia): An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sorento Hybrid, Kia Sorento Phev, model year 2022. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 4 March 2022. 213 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment. 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: SC231. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V127 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: “An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.” 22V127 Kia Motors America Seat Belts:Front 4 March 2022 2022-2022 KIA SORENTO HYBRID, KIA SORENTO PHEV An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury. Dealers will replace the seatbelt pretensioner(s), free of charge. Own",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:28:44+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:46:13+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 22V127 (SC231): 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-In Hybrid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v127/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}