NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid Recalls
The 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 19, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 21
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid
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 2022 Sorento Hybrid, 3 other models
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 22V447000
- Reported
- June 23, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,199
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Sorento Hybrid
2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid, the newest on July 15, 2025.
In complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid, the component group named most often is the electrical system (48%), followed by the engine (48%) and the fuel/propulsion system (10%).
None of the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System10
- Engine10
- Unknown Or Other6
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Trailer Hitches1
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 12. 90% 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 21 complaints about the 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento Hybrid by model year
Other 2021 Kia models
Newest record on this page: July 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted