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Year · Make · Model

2016 KIA Sedona

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.

4
Open recalls
285
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
111
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

285 filed
10
Crashes
14
Fires
9
Injuries reported
2
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    142
  • Electrical System
    40
  • Exterior Lighting
    30
  • Unknown OR Other
    30
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    20
  • AIR Bags
    18
  • Power Train
    12
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    9

Recalls

6 campaigns
22V612000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT2022-08-10

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.

RiskA vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.

FixDealers will inspect and replace the automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC246.

21V725000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2021-09-17

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sedona vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.

RiskA turn signal activating in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will update the SJB software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC217.

21V725000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL2021-09-17

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sedona vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.

RiskA turn signal activating in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will update the SJB software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC217.

19V109000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2019-02-19

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Sedona vehicles equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. Over time, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) wiring harness located underneath the front passenger seat may break from the seat being occupied.

RiskIf a child is in a child seat in the front seat, a broken ODS wiring harness will not prevent the front passenger air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the child.

FixKia will notify owners, and dealers will remove the wire harness clip to prevent the wiring harness from breaking. If the harness is found damaged, the front passenger seat cushion will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC175.

18V338000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2018-05-23

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with a power sliding door (PSD). The PSD may not auto-reverse when its closing is obstructed.

RiskIf the door closes on an occupant, there is an increased risk of an injury.

FixKia will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PSD module software, free of charge. The recall began on June 18, 2018. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC164.

18V338000·STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 2018-05-23

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with a power sliding door (PSD). The PSD may not auto-reverse when its closing is obstructed.

RiskIf the door closes on an occupant, there is an increased risk of an injury.

FixKia will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PSD module software, free of charge. The recall began on June 18, 2018. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC164.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP24002·ENGINE2024-02-27 → 2024-03-05

3.3L Engine Loss of Motive Power (LOMP)

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