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
- Recall campaigns
- 9
- Most recalls
- 2024
- Owner complaints
- 258
2024–2025, with a recall
7 recalls
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
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)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V545000August 21, 2026 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger | 2025 | crash and injury | 21,290 |
| 26V431000July 2, 2026 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2024 | fire and injurypark outside | 8 |
| 25V115000February 24, 2025 | electrical system: propulsion system | 2025 | crash | 342 |
| 24V962000December 20, 2024 | seats: critical fasteners | 2024–2025 | injury | 22,883 |
| 24V757000October 10, 2024 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2024–2025 | crash | 14,163 |
| 24V693000September 17, 2024 | parking brake: electrical: control module: software | 2024 | crash | 12,400 |
| 24V400000June 4, 2024 | structure: interior panels: ceiling | 2024 | crash and injury | 2,401 |
| 24V338000May 14, 2024 | seat belts: front: retractor | 2024 | crash and injury | 4 |
| 24V271000April 16, 2024 | power train: driveline: differential unit | 2024 | crash | 8 |
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