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KIA - Vehicle rollaway from software error
Official notice
11 May 2022
Last checked
11 May 2022
An official NHTSA notice concerns KIA - Vehicle rollaway from software error. Vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash or injury. Published 2022-05-11.
What to do now
Drivers are recommended to park their vehicles on level ground and avoid parking on a slope/inclined surface whenever possible until the remedy has been performed. Dealers will update the shifter control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed may 25, 2022. Owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is sc236.
Units affected
9,014
Recall number
SC236
Official notice
2022-05-11
The hazard
The hazard
Vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
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Brand: KIA. Contact: Kia America, Inc..
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