NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Stinger Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Kia Stinger, across 6 model years from 2018 to 2023. The 2020 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2023 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2020
- Owner complaints
- 171
2018–2023, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 171 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Stinger across 6 model years; the most, 71, concern the 2018.
Owners marked a crash on 6 of the Kia Stinger complaints (4%) and a fire on 8.
Across all Kia Stinger model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 49 complaints), then the electrical system (35).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Stinger in 2025: 29, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Stinger is engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger: hoses/plumbing, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Stinger recall, 24V169000, was reported on March 1, 2024 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger: hoses/plumbing.
Kia Stinger years to avoid
Too few Kia Stinger model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 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 Stinger years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Stinger
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER:HOSES/PLUMBING6
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP6
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE4
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
- STEERING1
Kia Stinger model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Stinger recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V169000March 1, 2024 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger: hoses/plumbing | 2018–2023 | fire | 36,248 |
| 23V634000September 13, 2023 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2018–2021 | crash | 18,224 |
| 21V862000November 5, 2021 | electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge | 2020–2021 | crash | 53 |
| 20V560000September 16, 2020 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2020–2021 | crash | 635 |
| 20V518000August 27, 2020 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2018–2021 | crash, fire and injurypark outside | 28,200 |
| 20V422000July 22, 2020 | steering | 2020 | crash | 104 |
| 18V754000October 25, 2018 | electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 2018 | fire | 16,011 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Stinger. 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