Kia Recalls Sorento SUV for Faulty Front Seats

By Chris Chase

Nov 8, 2016

Summary

Driver's seatback could fail in a rear-end collision

Korean car manufacturer Kia has recalled a few hundred of its Sorento mid-size SUV to replace seat components that may have been improperly manufactured.

Transport Canada says that in 453 examples of the Sorento sold as 2016 models, the driver's seatback may have been built with insufficient welds. Seats with this flaw may not stand up to the stresses of a rear-end collision and could fail structurally, increasing the risk of injury to the driver.

Kia is asking its dealers to inspect the seats in the affected vehicles, and replace the seatback frames where necessary.

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As a child, Chris spent most of his time playing with toy cars in his parents’ basement or making car sounds while riding his bicycle. Now he's an award-winning Algonquin College Journalism grad who has been playing with real cars that make their own noises since the early 2000s.