NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2014 Kia Sorento has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 988
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
46 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2014 Kia Sorento
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Sorento, 11 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 21V331000
- Reported
- May 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,370
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sorento, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 20V519000
- Reported
- August 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 440,370
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sorento, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V907000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2015–2017 Sorento, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V224000
- Reported
- March 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 618,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Sorento, 2 other models
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 13V356000
- Reported
- August 13, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,345
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Kia Sorento
2014 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 988 owner complaints about the 2014 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (2%) and 46 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2014 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (39%), followed by the structure (16%) and the electrical system (15%).
None of the 2014 Kia Sorento's 6 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2014 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (499 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine388
- Structure160
- Electrical System153
- Unknown Or Other147
- Exterior Lighting86
- Power Train72
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 46 | |
| 2018 | 69 | |
| 2019 | 116 | |
| 2020 | 136 | |
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 119 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 109 | |
| 2025 | 43 | |
| 2026 | 37 |
Complaints about the 2014 Kia Sorento peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 136. 13% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Kia Sorento drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 8th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 988 complaints about the 2014 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2014 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted