NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia EV6 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Kia EV6, across 3 model years from 2022 to 2024. The 2023 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (3).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2023
- Owner complaints
- 550
2022–2024, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 550 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia EV6 across 4 model years; the most, 279, concern the 2022.
Owners marked a crash on 20 of the Kia EV6 complaints (4%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Kia EV6 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 412 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (98).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia EV6 in 2026: 254, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia EV6 is electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Kia EV6 recall, 26V431000, was reported on July 2, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery.
Kia EV6 years to avoid
Too few Kia EV6 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 EV6 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia EV6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY3
- PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE1
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
Kia EV6 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia EV6 recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V431000July 2, 2026 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2022–2024 | fire and injurypark outside | 8 |
| 24V867000November 18, 2024 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery | 2022–2024 | crash | 62,872 |
| 24V200000March 14, 2024 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery | 2022–2024 | crash | 48,232 |
| 24V057000January 31, 2024 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2023 | crash | 1,243 |
| 22V322000May 11, 2022 | parking brake: electrical: control module: software | 2022 | crash and injury | 9,014 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia EV6. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted