NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Kia Sedona Recalls
The 2012 Kia Sedona has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 21, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Kia Sedona. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 108
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2012 Kia Sedona, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Kia Sedona
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 20V101000
- Reported
- February 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51,465
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Sedona
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 18V363000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 507,587
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Sedona, 4 other models
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 2006–2011 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 2006–2011, 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 2006–2011 Sedona
2012 Kia Sedona complaints by year
NHTSA has received 108 owner complaints about the 2012 Kia Sedona, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Kia Sedona, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the engine (17%) and the structure (17%).
None of the 2012 Kia Sedona's 5 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Kia Sedona owners gave the mileage (81 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System33
- Engine18
- Structure18
- Unknown Or Other16
- Air Bags9
- Power Train8
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 Kia Sedona peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 17. 31% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Kia Sedona drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Kia Sedona year in the same window: 8th highest of the 16 ranked years.
The 108 complaints about the 2012 Kia Sedona are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sedona by model year
Other 2012 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted