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Kia Sorento Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 40 recall campaigns for the Kia Sorento, across 21 model years from 2003 to 2025. The 2016 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).

Kia Sorento years to avoid by our method: 2011 (3.9× the median year).

Model years
21

2003–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
40
Most recalls
2016

8 recalls

Owner complaints
10,218

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 10,218 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Sorento across 24 model years; the most, 1,520, concern the 2011.

Owners marked a crash on 307 of the Kia Sorento complaints (3%) and a fire on 415.

Across all Kia Sorento model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 3,840 complaints), then the electrical system (1,369).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Sorento in 2024: 1,008, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Kia Sorento is trailer hitches, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Kia Sorento recall, 26V046000, was reported on January 26, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2004 and 2005 Kia Sorento, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Kia Sorento years to avoid

The 2011 Kia Sorento stands out most: 346 complaints between 2010 and 2014, 19% of them naming the engine.

The 2011 also carries 8 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Kia Sorento years.

The best-measured Kia Sorento years are 2009 (0.3×), 2004 (0.3×) and 2006 (0.4×).

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 Sorento, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202606—not ranked
2025376—not ranked
2024243—not ranked
20233125—not ranked
20226193151
1.2×
20214254146
1.5×
2020113950
0.6×
20192433114
1.1×
2018325561
0.6×
20174808184
1.6×
201681,258199
1.8×
20153755108
1.0×
20146988124
1.1×
20135982182
1.6×
20125880148
1.5×
2011avoid81,520346
3.9×
2010232not ranked
200935518
0.3×
2008321755
0.6×
2007415457
0.5×
2006124235
0.4×
2005030761
0.7×
2004022035
0.3×
2003130571
0.7×

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

What gets recalled most on the Kia Sorento

  • TRAILER HITCHES9
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE8
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS8
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH7
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA3
  • EQUIPMENT3
  • ENGINE3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS3

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

Every Kia Sorento recall campaign (40)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Kia Sorento, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V046000January 26, 2026electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2025crash42,677
25V649000September 25, 2025electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2021–2023fire and injury39,536
25V548000August 25, 2025engine and engine cooling: critical fasteners2025crash30
25V006000January 13, 2025electrical system: body control module: software2024–2025crash74,469
24V287000April 23, 2024electrical system: wiring2024crash95
23V877000December 21, 2023engine2011fire and injury79,812
23V652000September 25, 2023service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2011–2014fire and injurypark outside1,730,192
23V639000September 15, 2023back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019crash83,667
23V610000August 31, 2023back over prevention: sensing system: camera2022–2023crash144,979
23V579000August 15, 2023equipment: other: labels2023crash and injury50,517
22V760000October 11, 2022power train: automatic transmission2021–2022crash69,038
22V703000September 19, 2022trailer hitches2016–2022fire and injurypark outside70,887
22V612000August 10, 2022power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2016crash and injury28,065
22V509000July 19, 2022tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2022crash8
22V202000March 29, 2022engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger2022fire26
21V519000July 8, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2021fire21,575
21V331000May 10, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2014–2015firepark outside440,370
20V750000December 2, 2020engine2012–2013fire and injury294,756
20V519000August 27, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2014–2015firepark outside440,370
20V088000February 14, 2020electrical system2007–2009fire and injury228,829
18V907000December 19, 2018fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012–2017fire71,653
18V656000September 21, 2018steering: electric power assist system2018crash97
17V784000December 8, 2017air bags: side/window2018injury2,014
17V586000September 21, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2017crash and fire62
17V224000March 31, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2012–2014crash618,160
16V862000November 30, 2016trailer hitches2016–2017crash10,212
16V770000October 24, 2016seats2016crash and injury1,408
16V480000June 29, 2016suspension: rear2016crash7,901
15V626000October 6, 2015power train: automatic transmission2011–2013crash377,062
15V446000July 14, 2015seat belts: front: buckle assembly2016crash and injury2,587
15V089000February 13, 2015vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2016crash12,361
13V356000August 13, 2013power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2014crash9,345
13V114000April 1, 2013exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2007–2011crash980,377
11V473000September 7, 2011air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2007–2008crash and injury10,631
11V258000April 25, 2011power train: driveline: driveshaft2011crash12,690
10V599000November 24, 2010service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2011crash7,697
10V388000August 31, 2010electrical system: wiring2011fire35,185
09V130000April 17, 2009exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2006–2007crash139,844
05V353000August 4, 2005fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2003fire2,935
11E041000equipment2009–2011fire—

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

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

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