Coolant Leaking problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento

Engine seized up causing engine failure. Vehicle made noise and stopped completely. Unable to start. Personal research online-possible recall sc147. Kia Sorento built 4/2011-2/10/2014, NHTSA camp. Id 17v224000. Kia consumer aff. States the veh doesn't fall under the recall. Veh. Broke down on 3/20/2020 in lynchburg,va. Same symptoms as described in the recall. Dealership in lynchburg determined the motor "seized" up causing total engine failure. Kia has determined to pay for parts only,not labor. Kia consumer affairs stated the warranty does not cover due to being 2nd owner. The veh. Has less than 43k miles. No warning lights illuminated until time of engine failure. Veh. Has been serviced regularly prior to date of engine failure. It is unknown if the dealership has performed testing via scan tools equipped for sc147 inspection. Research that I've done shows the noise test cannot be done because the engine seized and cannot be started. When the veh engine failed, I checked the oil and coolant. All fluids were at level and clean. No leaks appeared under veh. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

I was driving to work on a 2 lane road with people behind me. My car made a sound like a rock rolling around in an empty water bottle then all the dashboard lights turned on and the engine died. Luckily I was able to pull over with a great deal of strength applied to the steering wheel. I called kia immediately and they had it towed to a dealership within the hour. The dealership is now claiming I had a coolant leak which caused the car to overheat but I had no indications prior that the car was overheating. They said this is probably not covered by warranty since its a leak and it should have been discovered earlier.