NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Kia Sportage Recalls
The 2017 Kia Sportage 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 Sportage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 403
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
28 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Kia Sportage, 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 Sportage
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 2018–2022 Sportage, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 21V137000
- Reported
- March 4, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 379,931
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2021 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 2011–2016, 2018 Sportage, 2 other models
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 1 other model
2017 Kia Sportage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 403 owner complaints about the 2017 Kia Sportage, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (3%) and 28 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Kia Sportage, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the power train (10%).
None of the 2017 Kia Sportage's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2017 Kia Sportage owners gave the mileage (182 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine221
- Unknown Or Other69
- Electrical System63
- Power Train41
- Structure24
- Fuel/Propulsion System21
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 31 | |
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 50 | |
| 2026 | 38 |
Complaints about the 2017 Kia Sportage peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 61. 29% 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 Sportage drew 4.3× the complaints of the median Kia Sportage year in the same window: 1st highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the Kia Sportage years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 403 complaints about the 2017 Kia Sportage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sportage by model year
Other 2017 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted