NHTSA Campaign 26V046000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 26V046000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Kia America, Inc filed the report for 26V046000 with NHTSA on January 26, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V046000, NHTSA lists up to 42,677 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 15, 2025 and October 23, 2025.
The 26V046000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V046000 were scheduled from March 13, 2026, 46 days after the report.
26V046000 covers 3 models from Kia, model years 2025.
Owners of the model years 26V046000 covers have filed at least 45 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 26V046000 vehicles, the 2025 Kia Sorento has the most (22).
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V046000 ranks 31 of 67 Kia America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 26V046000, Kia America, Inc has 11 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 26V046000 was 25V649000, reported on September 25, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, "Controls and Displays" and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System."
- The risk
- An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer, tire pressure, or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 26, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC361. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 9, 2026.
Reported January 26, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V046000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V046000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted