Kia America, Inc. recall 25V351
Parking lights that fail to illuminate properly can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
NHTSA make / model monitor
Kia K5: recalls, complaints and investigations.
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9historical campaigns
4campaigns in monitoring window
515complaint rows in window
0monitored investigations
Evidence summary
- Evidence found
- 4 recent recall campaigns, 515 complaint rows, and 0 monitored investigations.
- Source coverage
- NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-08-24; 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 K5”. 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
Campaigns received in the monitoring window
Kia America, Inc. recall 25V493
Detached trim pieces can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kia America, Inc. recall 25V794
A melted fuel tank can leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Kia America, Inc. recall 26V046
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.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Crash flags | Fire flags | Injuries / deaths reported | Most common components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 0 | ENGINE (4); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (4); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3) |
| 2025 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 10 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (11); TIRES (10); POWER TRAIN (6) |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (6); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (4); ENGINE (4) |
| 2023 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 17 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (36); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (16); FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE (10) |
| 2022 | 135 | 10 | 5 | 10 / 6 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (29); ENGINE (17); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (14) |
| 2021 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 2 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (32); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (26); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (18) |
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallCheck excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.