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title: "KIA SORENTO (2016) - Recall 22V612000 — NHTSA record 211956 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-211956-kia-sorento-2016-recall-22v612000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# KIA SORENTO (2016) - Recall 22V612000 — NHTSA record 211956

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 Aug 10, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: KIA SORENTO (2016) - Recall 22V612000
- **Reason**: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Kia America, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 28065
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 211956

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V612000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KIA SORENTO; model year 2016. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

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

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Aug 10, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Oct 7, 2022
- **Record created**: Aug 10, 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 inspect and replace the automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC246.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V612000)

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