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Kia affected vehicles have a transmission fluid cooler hose that may have been improperly manufactured, resulting in a transmission fluid leak.

NHTSA campaign 16V-070 · Reported February 5, 2016 · 10,240 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Kia Forte
VEHICLES AFFECTED
10,240
REMEDY
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission cooler hose, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Kia Motors America reported a problem with the automatic transmission cooling unit and lines. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have a transmission fluid cooler hose that may have been improperly manufactured, resulting in a transmission fluid leak.

WHY IT MATTERS

If enough transmission fluid leaks out, the transmission may not function properly and the vehicle may stop moving, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission cooler hose, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-070.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011Kia Forte

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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