{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 22V800 (SC253): 2008-2009 Sportage",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v800/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V800 (Kia): A fire increases the risk of injury. Kia's own number: SC253.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sportage, model years 2008 to 2009. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 October 2022. 71,704 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2008-2009 Sportage vehicles previously recalled under recall 16V-815. An engine compartment fire originating from around the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may occur while parked or driving. 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: SC253. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V800 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. 22V800 Kia America, Inc. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module 24 October 2022 2008-2009 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. A fire increases the risk of i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:51:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-26T21:38:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 22V800 (SC253): 2008-2009 Sportage\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v800/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}