NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2015 Kia Sorento has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 755
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2015 Kia Sorento
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 2014 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 2014 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 2012–2014, 2016–2017 Sorento, 2 other models
2015 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 755 owner complaints about the 2015 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 21 describe a crash (3%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the structure (13%) and the exterior lighting (12%).
None of the 2015 Kia Sorento's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2015 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (343 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine363
- Unknown Or Other114
- Structure100
- Exterior Lighting91
- Electrical System58
- Power Train42
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 28 | |
| 2018 | 45 | |
| 2019 | 91 | |
| 2020 | 88 | |
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 46 | |
| 2026 | 34 |
Complaints about the 2015 Kia Sorento peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 123. 14% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Kia Sorento drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 10th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 755 complaints about the 2015 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2015 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted