August 9, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V622000
Trunk Emergency Release May Fail/FMVSS 401
A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V622
Manufacturer Kia Motors America
Components LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Potential Number of Units Affected 253,074
Summary
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forte, Forte Koup, and 2018-2019 Rio vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."
Remedy
Dealers will replace the trunk latch assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 5, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC216.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
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2016-2018MY Forte/Forte Koup and 2018-2019MY Rio
Emergency Trunk Latch Release Mechanism Chronology
Basis of Noncompliance Determination 573.6(c)(6)
| July 29, 2021 | Kia Corporation (Kia HQ) notifies Kia North America (Kia NA) that Hyundai is considering conducting a field action to address an issue regarding the emergency trunk release mechanism in certain Hyundai models and advises Kia NA that the same trunk latch assembly used in the Hyundai Sonata is also used in certain Kia models. Kia NA Safety Office begins evaluation of its field data for Kia vehicles equipped with the same trunk latch assembly as the Hyundai vehicles.
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| August 1, 2021 | Kia HQ informs Kia NA that Hyundai Motor America (HMA) made a decision to recall certain Hyundai models on July 30, 2021 to address a damaged trunk pawl condition that could prevent the opening of trunk lid through actuation of the emergency trunk release.
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| August 2-3, 2021 | Kia NA Safety Office identifies 41 warranty claims, three (3) technical assistance case center reports and two (2) customer pay claims which describe the potential inoperability of the emergency release mechanism.
Kia NA further evaluates potential noncompliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and on August 3, 2021 concludes the an inoperable emergency trunk release mechanism results in the noncompliance with the trunk latch release requirements of FMVSS 401, § S.4.3(a).
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| August 3, 2021 | Kia NA decides to conduct a noncompliance FMVSS 401 recall. 41 warranty claims, three (3) technical assistance case center reports and two (2) customer pay claims. No fatalities, injuries, crashes or fires.
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5 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| KIA | FORTE | 2016-2018 |
| KIA | RIO | 2018-2019 |
3 Associated Documents
Chronology
RMISC-21V622-6156.pdf 23.138KB
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