This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for KIA SORENTO 2015 service brakes. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your KIA SORENTO 2015 service brakes and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2015 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1716974
Internal NHTSA #	11387686
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2015
File date	15/11/20
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle smoke was present coming from under the hood. Upon inspection it was determined that the brake fluid was leaking onto the exhaust manifold. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer coral springs kia located at 9330 w atlantic blvd, coral springs, fl 33071 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the vehicle was recently inspected under the nhtsa recall campaign number 20v519000(service brakes) but the failure had occurred after the recall inspection was performed. The failure mileage was 224,000. *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	224000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	SUNRISE, FL
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A60FGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

3KPC24A66LE115859 1N4EB31F5PC788180 MR0BA8CD300230782 KNACB81CGL5330930 KL1MJ61499C676162 5XXGT4L30LG446879 WDD2050422R190081 SALRRBBV1HA040801 JM1NA3536V0738044 1GKS2GKC4JR348453 MR0FR22G700737882 SJNFEAJ11U1771482

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2015 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?