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Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-26V046000

2025 Kia Sorento Recall

Issued January 27, 2026 · Kia

In January 2026, 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 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, "Controls and Displays" and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System."

What you should do

  1. 1 Keep using 2025 Kia Sorento only as advised. See the remedy below.
  2. 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
  3. 3 Contact Kia to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
  4. 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 26, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC361. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 9, 2026.

Recall details

Brand
Kia
Category
Vehicles
Recall date
January 27, 2026
Units affected
Not reported
Sold at
Not listed
Recall number
NHTSA-26V046000
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 82nd Vehicles recall we've logged in 2026.
Read the official NHTSA notice

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