{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 23V649 (SC283): 2023 Forte",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v649/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V649 (Kia): Front lower control arm failure can cause a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Kia's own number: SC283.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Forte, model year 2023. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 September 2023. 3,866 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Forte vehicles. The right front lower control arm may have been improperly welded, which can cause it to fail. 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: SC283. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V649 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: “Front lower control arm failure can cause a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 23V649 Kia America, Inc. Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Arm 22 September 2023 2023-2023 KIA FORTE This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold. Front lower control arm failure can cause a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Owners are advised not to drive thei",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:31:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T23:42:11+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 23V649 (SC283): 2023 Forte\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v649/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}