2022 Kia Sorento PHEV defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2022 Kia Sorento PHEV. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Pedestrian alert sounds
  Defect Petition DP22005 · opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · led to recall 22V063000

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pe…

• Seat Belt Pretensioners May Rupture
  Recall Query RQ22003 · opened Aug 8, 2022 · closed May 26, 2023 · led to recall 23V210000

  On August 8, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Recall Query (RQ) based on 3 incidents alleging front seat belt pretensioners that may rupture during deployment, on model year (MY) 2020-2022 of various Hyundai and Kia Models, resulting in 3 injuries (note: one incident occurred outside the U.S.…