NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Cadenza Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Kia Cadenza, across 6 model years from 2014 to 2019. The 2014 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 218
2014–2019, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 218 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Cadenza across 6 model years; the most, 111, concern the 2014.
Owners marked a crash on 8 of the Kia Cadenza complaints (4%) and a fire on 6.
Across all Kia Cadenza model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 64 complaints), then the electrical system (33).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Cadenza in 2024: 41, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Cadenza is service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Cadenza recall, 23V652000, was reported on September 25, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
Kia Cadenza years to avoid
Too few Kia Cadenza model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Cadenza years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Cadenza
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE6
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
- WHEELS1
Kia Cadenza model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Cadenza recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V652000September 25, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2014–2016 | fire and injurypark outside | 1,730,192 |
| 22V158000March 15, 2022 | visibility: windshield | 2014–2016 | crash and injury | 30,362 |
| 21V137000March 4, 2021 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2017–2019 | fire and injurypark outside | 379,931 |
| 17V190000March 16, 2017 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2017 | crash | 47 |
| 14V289000May 30, 2014 | wheels | 2014 | crash | 3,107 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Cadenza. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted