The defect
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."
The risk
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer, tire pressure, or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Carnival | 2026 |
| Kia Carnival Hybrid | 2026 |
| Kia EV9 | 2026 |
| Kia K4 | 2025 |
| Kia K5 | 2026 |
| Kia Sorento | 2025, 2026 |
| Kia Sorento Hybrid | 2025, 2026 |
| Kia Sorento Phev | 2025, 2026 |
| Kia Sportage | 2026 |
| Kia Sportage Hybrid | 2026 |
| Kia Sportage Phev | 2026 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Carnival | 2026 | 28 | 2 |
| Kia Carnival Hybrid | 2026 | 25 | 1 |
| Kia EV9 | 2026 | 27 | 2 |
| Kia K4 | 2025 | 47 | 2 |
| Kia K5 | 2026 | 14 | 1 |
| Kia Sorento | 2025 | 76 | 3 |
| Kia Sorento | 2026 | 6 | 2 |
| Kia Sorento Hybrid | 2025 | 45 | 2 |
| Kia Sorento Hybrid | 2026 | 3 | 1 |
| Kia Sorento Phev | 2025 | 13 | 3 |
| Kia Sorento Phev | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Kia Sportage | 2026 | 27 | 1 |
| Kia Sportage Hybrid | 2026 | 11 | 1 |
| Kia Sportage Phev | 2026 | 2 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2026
113 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the electrical system; Kia America, Inc. filed 73 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026