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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Kia EV9 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Kia EV9, across 2 model years from 2024 to 2025. The 2024 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (4).

Model years
2

2024–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2024

7 recalls

Owner complaints
258

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 258 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia EV9 across 3 model years; the most, 210, concern the 2024.

Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Kia EV9 complaints (1%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Kia EV9 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 118 complaints), then the forward collision avoidance (26).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia EV9 in 2024: 117, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Kia EV9 is seats: critical fasteners, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Kia EV9 recall, 26V545000, was reported on August 21, 2026 and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger.

Kia EV9 years to avoid

Too few Kia EV9 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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 EV9, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026027—not ranked
2025421—not ranked
20247210—not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia EV9 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Kia EV9

  • SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY1
  • PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE1
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER1
  • STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:CEILING1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM1

Kia EV9 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Kia EV9 recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Kia EV9, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V545000August 21, 2026air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2025crash and injury21,290
26V431000July 2, 2026electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2024fire and injurypark outside8
25V115000February 24, 2025electrical system: propulsion system2025crash342
24V962000December 20, 2024seats: critical fasteners2024–2025injury22,883
24V757000October 10, 2024electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2024–2025crash14,163
24V693000September 17, 2024parking brake: electrical: control module: software2024crash12,400
24V400000June 4, 2024structure: interior panels: ceiling2024crash and injury2,401
24V338000May 14, 2024seat belts: front: retractor2024crash and injury4
24V271000April 16, 2024power train: driveline: differential unit2024crash8

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia EV9. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted