NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Kia Sportage Recalls
The 2023 Kia Sportage has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 18, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Kia Sportage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 193
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Kia Sportage, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2023 Kia Sportage
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 24V025000
- Reported
- January 18, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 101,049
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2024 Sportage, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: pump
- Campaign
- 23V531000
- Reported
- July 31, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,765
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
- Campaign
- 23V410000
- Reported
- June 7, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,944
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Kia Sportage
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 23V298000
- Reported
- April 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108,936
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 22V878000
- Reported
- November 28, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,918
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Kia Sportage
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 22V651000
- Reported
- August 29, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,701
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Kia Sportage
2023 Kia Sportage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 193 owner complaints about the 2023 Kia Sportage, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2023 Kia Sportage, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the engine (20%) and the service brakes (16%).
2 of the 2023 Kia Sportage's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2023 Kia Sportage owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 26,887 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other48
- Electrical System45
- Engine38
- Service Brakes30
- Forward Collision Avoidance24
- Power Train19
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 37 | |
| 2026 | 42 |
Complaints about the 2023 Kia Sportage peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 62.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Kia Sportage years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 193 complaints about the 2023 Kia Sportage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sportage by model year
Other 2023 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted