Kia 2025-01-13 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-25V006000
2025 Kia Sorento Recall
Issued January 13, 2025 · Kia
In January 2025, Kia recalled the 2025 Kia Sorento, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
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."
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2025 Kia Sorento only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Kia to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Dealers 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.
Recall details
- Brand
- Kia
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- January 13, 2025
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-25V006000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Kia has 59 recalls in our database, including 7 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 199th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2025.