NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2017 Kia Sorento has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 808
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
32 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2017 Kia Sorento
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 22V703000
- Reported
- September 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,887
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2022 Sorento, 3 other models
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 2012–2016 Sorento, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V586000
- Reported
- September 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Kia Sorento
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 16V862000
- Reported
- November 30, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,212
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Sorento, 1 other model
2017 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 808 owner complaints about the 2017 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (2%) and 32 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the exterior lighting (15%) and the electrical system (12%).
None of the 2017 Kia Sorento's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2017 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (273 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine387
- Exterior Lighting125
- Unknown Or Other104
- Electrical System97
- Steering97
- Fuel/Propulsion System39
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 34 | |
| 2019 | 58 | |
| 2020 | 64 | |
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 137 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 106 | |
| 2026 | 62 |
Complaints about the 2017 Kia Sorento peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 137. 23% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Kia Sorento drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 808 complaints about the 2017 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2017 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted