NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2019 Kia Sorento has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 15, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 433
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
19 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2019 Kia Sorento
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V639000
- Reported
- September 15, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 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, 2020–2022 Sorento, 3 other models
2019 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 433 owner complaints about the 2019 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (2%) and 19 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the structure (13%).
None of the 2019 Kia Sorento's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2019 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (114 complaints), the median was 21,350 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine158
- Unknown Or Other111
- Electrical System68
- Structure56
- Power Train51
- Fuel/Propulsion System24
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 87 | |
| 2026 | 67 |
Complaints about the 2019 Kia Sorento peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 107. 26% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Kia Sorento drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 9th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 433 complaints about the 2019 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2019 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted