NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Kia Sedona Recalls
The 2006 Kia Sedona has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Kia Sedona. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 385
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Kia Sedona, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2006 Kia Sedona
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 20V088000
- Reported
- February 14, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 228,829
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Sedona, 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 16V387000
- Reported
- June 1, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 97,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2012 Sedona
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 16V389000
- Reported
- June 1, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 219,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2012, 2014 Sedona
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 13V550000
- Reported
- November 5, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2012 Sedona
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 09V130000
- Reported
- April 17, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,844
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Sedona, 4 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 06V349000
- Reported
- September 11, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,753
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Kia Sedona
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 06V265000
- Reported
- July 19, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,060
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Kia Sedona
2006 Kia Sedona complaints by year
NHTSA has received 385 owner complaints about the 2006 Kia Sedona, the newest on May 6, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (3%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Kia Sedona, the component group named most often is the suspension (22%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the electrical system (21%).
2 of the 2006 Kia Sedona's 7 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2006 Kia Sedona owners gave the mileage (317 complaints), the median was 83,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension84
- Air Bags80
- Electrical System79
- Structure41
- Exterior Lighting33
- Latches/Locks/Linkages31
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33 | |
| 2008 | 26 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 31 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 32 | |
| 2014 | 32 | |
| 2015 | 44 | |
| 2016 | 37 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Kia Sedona peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 44. 21% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Kia Sedona drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Kia Sedona year in the same window: 4th highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Kia Sedona years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 385 complaints about the 2006 Kia Sedona are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sedona by model year
Other 2006 Kia models
Newest record on this page: May 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted