{"id":"2020_kia_cadenza","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Cadenza","model_slug":"cadenza","year":2020,"url":"/kia/cadenza/2020/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":42440,"model":"Cadenza","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":6,"displ":3.3,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":20,"hwy":28,"comb":23,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Large Cars","co2":385,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2700,"save_spend":-2250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2020"}],"vclass":"Large Cars","segment":"Large car","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V022000","component":"VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2022-01-21","owner_notified":"2022-03-08","units":451,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2020 Cadenza vehicles.  The rear power windows can be operated by the driver's power window main switch after the ignition has been turned off and a front door is opened.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, \"Power-Operated Window Systems.\"","consequence":"Rear power windows that operate unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will update the Driver Door Module software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 8, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC225.","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":"SC225","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":94,"grade":"A","complaints":null,"investigations":[{"action":"AQ23002","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE","opened":"2023-11-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received eight Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) and eight Kia America, Inc. (Kia) Part 573 Recall Reports between 2016 and 2023. The combined 16 safety recalls all involve the antilock braking system (ABS) modules or Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) manufactured by the equipment supplier Mando. The Part 573 Recall Reports contain varying defect descriptions and differing remedy descriptions for the same or similar equipment supplied by Mando. Safety recalls included in this Audit Query (AQ) review include: Hyundai recalls 20V-520, 20V-543, 21V-161, 21V-160, 21V-303, 22V-056, 22V-810, and 23V-651. Kia recalls 16V-815, 20V-518, 20V-519, 21V"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":23,"ncap":null,"complaints":0},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}