NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 Kia Seltos Recalls
The 2022 Kia Seltos has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 17, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Kia Seltos. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 76
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 Kia Seltos, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2022 Kia Seltos
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 25V099000
- Reported
- February 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 137,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021, 2023 Seltos, 1 other model
2022 Kia Seltos complaints by year
NHTSA has received 76 owner complaints about the 2022 Kia Seltos, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (8%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2022 Kia Seltos, the component group named most often is the engine (53%), followed by the power train (13%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
The 2022 Kia Seltos's only recall also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2022 Kia Seltos owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 38,341 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine40
- Unknown Or Other17
- Power Train10
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Electrical System8
- Air Bags3
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 33 | |
| 2026 | 20 |
Complaints about the 2022 Kia Seltos peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 33. 74% 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 76 complaints about the 2022 Kia Seltos are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Seltos by model year
Other 2022 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted