A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- Fifth-generation Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDi plug-in hybrid
- Period mentioned
- 2023 (US model years), built from 13/12/2022 to 30/5/2023
- Symptoms
- Charging of the high-voltage battery is interrupted or does not work, with several charger fault codes stored. The car can still be driven on the petrol engine.
- Possible cause described
- An internal fault of the on-board charger (OBC). Kia fixes it with service action SA644: diagnosis and, if needed, replacement of the charger.
- Check for the garage
- Check with the VIN at a Kia dealer whether the car is in service action SA644 and test charging with an AC charger.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.