{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 22V703 (SC249): Kia Sorento, Kia Sorento Hybrid, Kia Sorento PHEV and 1 more (2016 to 2023)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v703/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V703 (Kia): A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury. Kia's own number: SC249.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sorento, Kia Sorento Hybrid, Kia Sorento Phev, Kia Sportage, model years 2016 to 2023. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 September 2022. 70,887 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Sorento, 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid (HEV), 2022-2023 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV), and 2017-2022 Sportage vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia dealership. Debris and moisture … 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: SC249. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V703 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. 22V703 Kia America, Inc. Trailer Hitches 19 September 2022 2016-2023 KIA SORENTO, KIA SORENTO HYBRID, KIA SORENTO PHEV, KIA SPORTAGE This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told to park it outside, away from buildings : the wording used wh",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:49:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T21:53:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 22V703 (SC249): Kia Sorento, Kia Sorento Hybrid, Kia Sorento PHEV and 1 more (2016 to 2023)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v703/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}