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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2020/187
Launched20 July 2020
MakeKia (listed as KIA)
Manufacturer reference201021
Vehicles listed31,290

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Sorento15,64514 December 200517 December 2008
Sedona15,64510 June 200514 December 2009

Concern

Water or oil may enter the hydraulic electronic control unit

Defect, as DVSA words it

Water or oil may enter the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit over a long period of time causing an electrical short circuit.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Install a relay to isolate the HECU when the ignition is switched off.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/00995/20 from Belgium, 7 October 2020

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (201021), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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