NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Kia Sportage Recalls
The 2015 Kia Sportage has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Kia Sportage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 146
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Kia Sportage, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2015 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 2014, 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 2011–2014, 2016–2018 Sportage, 2 other models
2015 Kia Sportage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 146 owner complaints about the 2015 Kia Sportage, the newest on July 7, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (5%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Kia Sportage, the component group named most often is the engine (58%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (19%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2015 Kia Sportage's 2 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2015 Kia Sportage owners gave the mileage (57 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine84
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic28
- Unknown Or Other25
- Electrical System18
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Power Train6
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2015 Kia Sportage peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 59. 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 Sportage drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Kia Sportage year in the same window: 15th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 146 complaints about the 2015 Kia Sportage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sportage by model year
Other 2015 Kia models
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted