{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 25V649 (SC351): 2021-2023 Sorento",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v649/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V649 (Kia): A fire increases the risk of injury. Kia's own number: SC351.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sorento, model years 2021 to 2023. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 September 2025. 39,536 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Sorento vehicles. The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) blower motor wiring harness may be inadequate, which can result in a fire. 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: SC351. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V649 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 increases the risk of injury.” 25V649 Kia America, Inc. Electrical System:Wiring:Fuses And Circuit Breakers 25 September 2025 2021-2023 KIA SORENTO Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Sorento vehicles. The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) blower motor wiring harness may be inadequate, which can result in a fire. A fire increases the risk of injury. Dealers will replace the wiring harness and blower motor resistor, free of charge.",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:00:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:00:55+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 25V649 (SC351): 2021-2023 Sorento\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v649/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}