{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 22V836 (SC256): 2017-2018 Kia Niro Hybrid Electric",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v836/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V836 (Kia): Overheated rear seats increase the risk of a fire. Kia's own number: SC256.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Niro, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 November 2022. 27,030 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kia Niro hybrid electric vehicles previously recalled under recall 18V-666. The Main Relay within the Power Relay Assembly (PRA) may have inadequate connections between its contacts, causing increased electrical resistance, which can overheat the rear seats. 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: SC256. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V836 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: “Overheated rear seats increase the risk of a fire.” 22V836 Kia America, Inc. Hybrid Propulsion System 11 November 2022 2017-2018 KIA NIRO Overheated rear seats increase the risk of a fire. Dealers will inspect the PRA and replace either the PRA or the Main Relay, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2023. Owners may contac",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:52:14+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T22:52:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 22V836 (SC256): 2017-2018 Kia Niro Hybrid Electric\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v836/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}