{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 23V179 (SC265): 2022-2023 Carnival",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v179/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V179 (Kia): A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury. Kia's own number: SC265.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Carnival, model years 2022 to 2023. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 17 March 2023. 3,555 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Carnival vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can … 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: SC265. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V179 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: “A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.” 23V179 Kia America, Inc. Trailer Hitches 17 March 2023 2022-2023 KIA CARNIVAL 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 while parked or driving can increase the ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:10:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:48:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 23V179 (SC265): 2022-2023 Carnival\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v179/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}