NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2020 Kia Sorento has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 139
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2020 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 2016–2019, 2021–2022 Sorento, 3 other models
2020 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 139 owner complaints about the 2020 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (7%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2020 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the power train (13%).
The 2020 Kia Sorento's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2020 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 19,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine67
- Unknown Or Other25
- Electrical System20
- Power Train18
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
- Trailer Hitches9
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 40 | |
| 2026 | 35 |
Complaints about the 2020 Kia Sorento peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 40. 36% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Kia Sorento drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Kia Sorento year in the same window: 14th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 139 complaints about the 2020 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2020 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted