Kia Sorento, Kia Telluride, model year 2022. Filed by Kia Motors America and reported to NHTSA on 19 July 2022. 8 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento and Telluride vehicles. The vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the traction control system (TCS). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of …
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Kia's own number for this recall: SC244. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V509 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 22V509 cover?
- Kia Sorento, Kia Telluride, model year 2022.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento and Telluride vehicles. The vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the traction control system (TCS).
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Impaired anti-lock braking or traction control systems can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will inspect and replace the spare tire, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 27, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC244.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Kia calls this recall SC244, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “Impaired anti-lock braking or traction control systems can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 22V509 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kia Motors America |
| System at fault | Tires:Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 July 2022 |
| Model years | 2022-2022 |
| Vehicles named | KIA SORENTO, KIA TELLURIDE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Impaired anti-lock braking or traction control systems can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the spare tire, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 27, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC244.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 455 notices in the record whose component field names tires. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 22V509, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v509/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 22V509 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
9978fb2e - Consequence
f66988d2 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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