NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Kia Sorento Recalls
The 2023 Kia Sorento has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Kia Sorento. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 125
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2023 Kia Sorento
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 25V649000
- Reported
- September 25, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,536
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Sorento
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V610000
- Reported
- August 31, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,979
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Sorento, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 23V579000
- Reported
- August 15, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,517
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Kia Sorento
2023 Kia Sorento complaints by year
NHTSA has received 125 owner complaints about the 2023 Kia Sorento, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2023 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the engine (26%) and the power train (18%).
1 of the 2023 Kia Sorento's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2023 Kia Sorento owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 12,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System38
- Unknown Or Other37
- Engine32
- Power Train22
- Forward Collision Avoidance14
- Service Brakes11
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 26 | |
| 2026 | 48 |
Complaints about the 2023 Kia Sorento peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 48.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Kia Sorento years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 125 complaints about the 2023 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sorento by model year
Other 2023 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted