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(Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Niro and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles.  Fluid may leak into the printed circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, which can result in an engine compartment fire.","consequence":"A fire increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the hydraulic clutch actuator as necessary and install a new fuse, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC276.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC276","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":85,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":98,"crash":5,"fire":2,"injured":3,"deaths":1,"comps":[["Power Train",38],["Electrical System",22],["Engine",16],["Service Brakes",15],["Unspecified",13],["Fuel/Propulsion System",8]],"by_year":{"2019":5,"2020":8,"2021":10,"2022":12,"2023":17,"2024":22,"2025":12,"2026":12},"excerpts":[["2026-06-18","Power Train","Our 2019 Kia Niro EV (approximately 138,000 miles) exhibits an abnormal rumble/growling noise from the front drive unit while driving slowly in \"D\" range and when accelerating or decelerating between 0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c25 mph. This symptom matches exactly the condition described in Kia Technical Service Bulletin ELE234 (Rev. 1, April\u2026"],["2026-06-18","Power Train","This complaint supplements a previously submitted report filed today, June 18, 2026, (Original is Complaint Number: 11845044) regarding the same vehicle and condition (TSB ELE234 drive unit rumble noise). The correct VIN for this vehicle is [XXX] \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a 2019 Kia Niro EV EX Premium, 138,457 miles. I am filing on behalf o\u2026"],["2025-09-14","Electrical System","1. Failed Component/System: EV plastic charging door does not open using the electronic unlock mechanism on the key. Unable to charge EV vehicle due to this fundamental failure. IMPORTANT: There are no manual override mechanisms provided by the manufacturer - KIA to open this charging door. This makes the EV both unsaf\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"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 pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.121,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":"hev"}],"popularity":62,"headline":{"range":239,"mpg":50,"ncap":4,"complaints":98},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}