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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

2022–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
5
Most recalls
2023

4 recalls

Owner complaints
550

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Kia EV6, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2025055—not ranked
2024378—not ranked
20234138—not ranked
20224279184not ranked

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)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Kia EV6, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V431000July 2, 2026electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2022–2024fire and injurypark outside8
24V867000November 18, 2024electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2022–2024crash62,872
24V200000March 14, 2024electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2022–2024crash48,232
24V057000January 31, 2024power train: driveline: driveshaft2023crash1,243
22V322000May 11, 2022parking brake: electrical: control module: software2022crash and injury9,014

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