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Kia Carnival Hybrid: recalls, complaints and investigations.

US NHTSA records for Kia Carnival Hybrid. Check the affected model years, then verify your exact vehicle with NHTSA.

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1historical campaigns
1campaigns matching year filter
165complaint rows in window
0monitored investigations

Evidence summary

Evidence found
1 recent recall campaign, 165 complaint rows, and 0 monitored investigations.
Source coverage
NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-10-11; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
What this means
The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Kia Carnival Hybrid”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
What this does not mean
Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.

Official recall campaigns

Recall campaigns in the monitoring window

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26V046Received 2026-01-26ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Kia America, Inc. recall 26V046

Affected model years: 2026

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer, tire pressure, or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Official action: The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 26, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC361. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 9, 2026.

Source snapshots: recall files 4 October 2026; complaint file 3 October 2026; investigation file 29 September 2026. Individually labelled archived records retain their older date.

Consumer reports — allegations

Complaint aggregates by model year

Model yearComplaintsCrash flagsFire flagsInjuries / deaths reportedMost common components
202646000 / 0ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (11); POWER TRAIN (7); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (5)
20251196212 / 0VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (26); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (22); ENGINE (21)

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NHTSA defect investigations

Open or recently opened investigations

Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.