Vehicle recall R/2013/055

Kia Sportage and others recall: Brake lights may malfunction

DVSA recall R/2013/055 names the Kia Sportage, Kia Sedona, Kia Optima, Kia Sorento, Kia Soul, Kia Carens and Kia Megentis. It was launched 1 June 2013. It covers vehicles built 21 November 2006 to 19 September 2011.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2013/055
Launched: 1 June 2013
Issued by: KIA
Manufacturer reference: 131021
Vehicles: 40,769 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The vehicles brake lights may intermittently malfunction due to carbonisation of the contacts within the brake light switch. This can also affect other systems on the vehicle including: ESC cruise control gear selection (autoboxes) engine check lamp.

The fix

Recall vehicles likely to be affected to replace the brake light switch.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 40,769.
Model	Built
Kia Carens	1 March 2008 to 30 November 2009
Kia Optima	12 August 2010 to 24 April 2011
Kia Sedona	21 November 2006 to 16 December 2010
Kia Sorento	1 May 2007 to 15 December 2008
Kia Sorento	14 May 2009 to 24 April 2011
Kia Soul	1 June 2010 to 14 June 2011
Kia Sportage	29 May 2007 to 26 January 2010
Kia Sportage	12 March 2010 to 19 September 2011
Kia Megentis	23 May 2007 to 26 April 2010

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2014/012 Front suspension arm may fail 31 March 2014, Kia Sedona
R/2014/036 Drivers seat belt may not operate correctly following a collision 8 May 2014, Kia Sportage, Kia Soul
R/2014/093 Steering rack may fail 22 August 2014, Kia Soul
R/2010/129 Risk of fire 7 September 2010, Kia Sorento
R/2016/100 Loss of directional control 20 June 2016, Kia Soul
R/2016/197 Bonnet catch may fail 1 October 2016, Kia Sedona

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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