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title: "KIA SORENTO HYBRID (2022) - Recall 22V127000 — NHTSA record 211163 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or pas"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-211163-kia-sorento-hybrid-2022-recall-22v127000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
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---

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# KIA SORENTO HYBRID (2022) - Recall 22V127000 — NHTSA record 211163

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 4, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: KIA SORENTO HYBRID (2022) - Recall 22V127000
- **Reason**: Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment. An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Kia Motors America
- **Quantity**: 213
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 211163

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V127000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KIA SORENTO HYBRID; model year 2022. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 4, 2022
- **Owner notification**: May 3, 2022
- **Record created**: Mar 7, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the seatbelt pretensioner(s), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 3, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC231. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22V-447. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V127000)

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