Kia America, Inc. recall 25V874
An instrument panel screen that fails to display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
NHTSA make / model monitor
Kia Sportage: recalls, complaints and investigations.
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38historical campaigns
2campaigns in monitoring window
895complaint rows in window
1monitored investigations
Evidence summary
- Evidence found
- 2 recent recall campaigns, 895 complaint rows, and 1 monitored investigation.
- 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 Sportage”. 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 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 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (8); SERVICE BRAKES (5); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (4) |
| 2025 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 10 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (20); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (15); ENGINE (6) |
| 2024 | 84 | 15 | 0 | 27 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (19); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (11); ENGINE (8) |
| 2023 | 131 | 18 | 2 | 7 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (28); ENGINE (20); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (18) |
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (9); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (5); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3) |
| 2021 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 4 / 0 | ENGINE (18); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (6); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (5) |
| 2020 | 107 | 5 | 8 | 3 / 0 | ENGINE (56); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (8); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (8) |
| 2019 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (20); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (8); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (5) |
| 2018 | 70 | 0 | 9 | 3 / 0 | ENGINE (36); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (7); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (5) |
| 2017 | 142 | 0 | 10 | 5 / 0 | ENGINE (69); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (15); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (13) |
| 2016 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 / 0 | ENGINE (12); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (2); SERVICE BRAKES (2) |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (7); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3); POWER TRAIN (1) |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (10); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (2) |
| 2013 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 / 0 | ENGINE (14); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (6); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (4) |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (8); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH (1) |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ENGINE (2); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (2) |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); ENGINE (1); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (1) |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) (1) |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1); SUSPENSION (1) |
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
AQ23002: Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires open
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-137, 21V-331, 22V-051, 22V-800, and 23V-652 The purpose of this AQ is to evaluate the timeliness and scoping of Hyundai and Kia’s defect decision making and adherence with reporting requirements; and understand the varying defect descriptions and remedies between these recalls.