NHTSA Campaign 26V545000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
NHTSA campaign 26V545000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger. The repair is free.
Kia America, Inc filed the report for 26V545000 with NHTSA on August 21, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V545000, NHTSA lists up to 21,290 potentially affected vehicles.
The 26V545000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V545000 were scheduled from October 9, 2026, 49 days after the report.
26V545000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2025.
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V545000 ranks 41 of 67 Kia America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 26V545000, Kia America, Inc has 4 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 26V545000 was 23V830000, reported on December 22, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- A child in the front seat may be at a greater risk of injury if the air bag deploys during a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and replace the ODS mat and bladder tube with a new one and ensure proper routing as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters will be mailed beginning October 20, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC379. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 4, 2026.
Reported August 21, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V545000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V545000, 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: August 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted