Kia recall: Parking brake
What is wrong
Kia Motor America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 EV6 vehicles. A software error in the Shifter Control Unit (SCU) may disengage the parking mechanism, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.
What could happen
Vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix
Drivers are recommended to park their vehicles on level ground and avoid parking on a slope/inclined surface whenever possible until the remedy has been performed. Dealers will update the Shifter Control Unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 25, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC236.
Vehicles covered
- Kia Ev6 2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 22V322000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Kia Motors America
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 11, 2022
- Owners notified
- May 25, 2022
- Vehicles or items affected
- 9,014
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Parking brake › Electrical › Control module › Software
- Maker's own recall number
- SC236
Notes
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.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Kia recall: Electrical system Jul 2, 2026
- Kia recall: Electrical system Nov 18, 2024
- Kia recall: Electrical system Mar 14, 2024
- Kia recall: Power train Jan 31, 2024
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.