2014 Kia Forte Recall: In the affected vehicles, the cooling fan resistor may overheat and melt

NHTSA campaign 15V015000 · Electrical System · filed Jan 16, 2015 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

87K

Manufacturer

Kia Motors America

Risk

Fire

Owner letters

Mailing began Feb 20, 2015

The defect

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2014 Kia Forte vehicles manufactured December 5, 2012, to April 17, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the cooling fan resistor may overheat and melt.

The risk

If the cooling fan resistor overheats and melts, there is an increased risk of a vehicle fire.

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The fix — what to do

Kia will notify owners, and for vehicles produced from December 5, 2012 to January 27, 2014, dealers will replace the cooling fan resistor and multi-fuse unit. For vehicles produced from January 28, 2014 to April 17, 2014, dealers will replace the multi-fuse unit only. Owners of vehicles with a 1.8L engine will also have the engine control unit software updated. The recall began on February 20, 2015. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC113.

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.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Kia	Forte	2014

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 15V015000 (manufacturer number SC113). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.