Kia Sorento passenger car — injuries risk (A12/00021/23)
Hazard
The electric oil pump within the 8-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT) may experience an internal fault. This can result in a loss of driving power, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users — Manufacturer
Product description
KIA Sorento (MQ4)
Matching notices: same barcode or model
Other official notices (EU, U.S. or UK) with the same barcode, or the same brand and model number. Check the details: a match is a strong hint, not proof that it is the same product.
- Kia Sorento (MQ4) passenger car — fire riskEU Safety GateSerioussame brand & modelMay 20, 2022· Kia· Motor vehicles
- Kia Sorento (MQ4), Sorento Hybrid (MQ4 HEV) passenger car — injuries riskEU Safety GateSerioussame brand & modelFeb 12, 2021· Kia· Motor vehicles
- Kia Sorento passenger car — fire risk (A12/01909/20)EU Safety GateSerioussame brand & modelDec 25, 2020· Kia· Motor vehicles
What should I do?
If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.
More from this brand
- Kia EV5 passenger car — injuries riskEU Safety GateSeriousOct 2, 2026· Kia· Motor vehicles
- Kia Niro EV passenger car — fire riskEU Safety GateSeriousJul 31, 2026· Kia· Motor vehicles
- Kia PV5 passenger van — injuries riskEU Safety GateSeriousJul 24, 2026· Kia· Motor vehicles
- Kia K4 passenger car — injuries riskEU Safety GateSeriousJul 24, 2026· Kia· Motor vehicles
- Kia SPORTAGE passenger car — injuries risk (SR/04280/25)EU Safety GateSeriousDec 12, 2025· Kia· Motor vehicles
- Kia Cerato passenger car — fire riskEU Safety GateSeriousJul 11, 2025· Kia· Motor vehicles
Recent alerts in this category
- Volvo passenger car — injuries risk (SR/02940/26)EU Safety GateSeriousOct 23, 2026· Volvo· Motor vehicles
- Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid passenger car — injuries riskEU Safety GateSeriousOct 23, 2026· Toyota· Motor vehicles
- Honda motorcycle — injuries risk (SR/02937/26)EU Safety GateSeriousOct 23, 2026· Honda· Motor vehicles
- Ford Kuga passenger car — fire & injuries risk (SR/03000/26)EU Safety GateSeriousOct 23, 2026· Ford· Motor vehicles
- Ford Ranger passenger car — injuries risk (SR/02999/26)EU Safety GateSeriousOct 23, 2026· Ford· Motor vehicles
- Seat Ateca, Tarraco passenger car — injuries risk (SR/02938/26)EU Safety GateSeriousOct 23, 2026· Seat· Motor vehicles