NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Sorento Hybrid Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Kia Sorento Hybrid, across 3 model years from 2021 to 2025. The 2022 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (2).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2022
- Owner complaints
- 119
2021–2025, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 119 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Sorento Hybrid across 6 model years; the most, 45, concern the 2025.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Kia Sorento Hybrid complaints (2%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Kia Sorento Hybrid model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 52 complaints), then the electrical system (32).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Sorento Hybrid in 2026: 39, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Sorento Hybrid is seat belts: front, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Sorento Hybrid 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 2024 Kia Sorento Hybrid, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Kia Sorento Hybrid years to avoid
Too few Kia Sorento Hybrid model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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 Sorento Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Sorento Hybrid
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT3
- TRAILER HITCHES2
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE1
Kia Sorento Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Sorento Hybrid recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V046000January 26, 2026 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2025 | crash | 42,677 |
| 25V006000January 13, 2025 | electrical system: body control module: software | 2025 | crash | 74,469 |
| 23V610000August 31, 2023 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2022 | crash | 144,979 |
| 22V703000September 19, 2022 | trailer hitches | 2021–2022 | fire and injurypark outside | 70,887 |
| 22V447000June 23, 2022 | seat belts: front | 2021–2022 | injury | 17,199 |
| 22V127000March 4, 2022 | seat belts: front | 2022 | injury | 213 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Sorento Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted