NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 Kia K5 Recalls
The 2022 Kia K5 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 17, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Kia K5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 129
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 Kia K5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2022 Kia K5
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 25V794000
- Reported
- November 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021, 2023–2024 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 2021, 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 2021, 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 2021 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 2021 K5
2022 Kia K5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 129 owner complaints about the 2022 Kia K5, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (12%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2022 Kia K5, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (27%), followed by the engine (22%) and the electrical system (19%).
None of the 2022 Kia K5's 5 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2022 Kia K5 owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 57,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System35
- Engine28
- Electrical System25
- Power Train21
- Unknown Or Other20
- Forward Collision Avoidance12
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 47 | |
| 2026 | 29 |
Complaints about the 2022 Kia K5 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 47. 78% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 129 complaints about the 2022 Kia K5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia K5 by model year
Other 2022 Kia models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted