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Year · Make · Model

2022 KIA Niro EV

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
28
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
34
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

28 filed
4
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    13
  • Electrical System
    10
  • Power Train
    5
  • Engine
    4
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Adaptive Cruise Control
    2
  • VISIBILITY/WIPER
    2
  • Lane DEPARTURE: Blind Spot Detection
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
25V426000·BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2025-06-20

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Niro EV vehicles. The circuit board for the rearview camera may become damaged and cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

RiskA rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 7, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC342.

24V358000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:SHOCK PROTECTION2024-05-21

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Niro EV vehicles. The high voltage battery safety plug may overheat and melt, which can cause a loss of drive power or fire.

RiskA loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash, and a fire increases the risk of injury.

FixOwners are advised not to charge their vehicle in a garage or any other covered structure until the recall repair is completed. Dealers will replace the safety plug, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 19, 2024. Kia's number for this recall is SC314.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

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