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Year · Make · Model

2024 KIA Sorento

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
33
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
47
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    10
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    6
  • Unknown OR Other
    5
  • Service Brakes
    4
  • Engine
    4
  • Power Train
    3
  • Exterior Lighting
    2
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    2

Recalls

4 campaigns
25V006000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE2025-01-13

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Sorento, 2025 Sorento Hybrid, and 2025 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. A software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

RiskA loss of headlights and taillights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will update the BDC software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC331.

25V006000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS2025-01-13

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Sorento, 2025 Sorento Hybrid, and 2025 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. A software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

RiskA loss of headlights and taillights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will update the BDC software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC331.

25V006000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2025-01-13

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Sorento, 2025 Sorento Hybrid, and 2025 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. A software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

RiskA loss of headlights and taillights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will update the BDC software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC331.

24V287000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2024-04-23

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024 Sorento vehicles. The motor driven power steering (MDPS) wiring harness may be incorrectly assembled, which can result in a loss of power steering assist.

RiskA loss of power steering assist increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will inspect and repair, or replace the MDPS wiring harness as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 7, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC309.

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