NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Kia Sportage Recalls
The 2014 Kia Sportage has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Kia Sportage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 125
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Kia Sportage, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2014 Kia Sportage
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 22V051000
- Reported
- February 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 126,747
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 Sportage, 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 2011–2013, 2015–2018 Sportage, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 14V023000
- Reported
- January 27, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,961
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Kia Sportage
2014 Kia Sportage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 125 owner complaints about the 2014 Kia Sportage, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Kia Sportage, the component group named most often is the engine (58%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (17%) and the electrical system (6%).
1 of the 2014 Kia Sportage's 3 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2014 Kia Sportage owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine73
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic21
- Unknown Or Other14
- Electrical System8
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Power Train4
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2014 Kia Sportage peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 43. 10% 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 Sportage drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Kia Sportage year in the same window: 20th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2014 one of the three best-measured Kia Sportage years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 125 complaints about the 2014 Kia Sportage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sportage by model year
Other 2014 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted