NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Kia K5 Recalls
The 2021 Kia K5 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 17, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Kia K5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 169
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Kia K5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2021 Kia K5
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 25V794000
- Reported
- November 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 K5
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 23V149000
- Reported
- March 7, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 188,912
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 K5
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 22V760000
- Reported
- October 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 K5, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 21V519000
- Reported
- July 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,575
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022 K5, 1 other model
Lane departure: lane keep: steering assist
- Campaign
- 21V447000
- Reported
- June 14, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 846
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 K5
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 21V164000
- Reported
- March 11, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2021 Kia K5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 169 owner complaints about the 2021 Kia K5, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2021 Kia K5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (26%) and the engine (18%).
None of the 2021 Kia K5's 6 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2021 Kia K5 owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System46
- Fuel/Propulsion System44
- Unknown Or Other32
- Engine30
- Power Train19
- Fuel System, Gasoline13
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 45 | |
| 2026 | 42 |
Complaints about the 2021 Kia K5 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 45. 49% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 169 complaints about the 2021 Kia K5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia K5 by model year
Other 2021 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted