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6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Kia is recalling certain 2021-2024 K5 vehicles because a damaged check valve can let air into the fuel tank, causing it to expand, contact hot exhaust components and melt.
Kia is recalling 2021-2023 K5 vehicles due to potentially incorrect installation of side curtain air bags that could prevent proper deployment in a crash.
Kia is recalling certain 2021-2023 K5 and 2021-2022 Sorento vehicles with transmission oil pump malfunction that may cause complete loss of drive power, increasing crash risk.
Kia is recalling 2022 K5 vehicles with 2.5L turbocharged engines due to fuel leaks that increase fire risk. Dealers will repair the fuel pipe at no cost.
Kia is recalling certain 2021-2022 K5 models with a power steering defect. The steering system may lose assist while driving due to a communication fault, increasing crash risk.
Kia is recalling certain 2021 K5 vehicles because the occupant detection system may fail to recognize child restraints, risking air bag deployment during a crash.
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.
195 manufacturer service bulletins across 6 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.