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3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Kia is recalling certain 2025 K4 and Sorento vehicles because the connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power.
Kia is recalling certain 2026 K4 vehicles because the rear center seat belt anchor buckle may not latch properly, risking occupant restraint failure in a crash.
Kia is recalling multiple 2025–2026 models due to a software error that may cause the instrument panel display to fail, potentially hiding critical safety information like the speedometer and warning lights.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
18 manufacturer service bulletins across 2 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.