Kia America, Inc.: Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
Kia America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 26, 2026 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 42,677. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Kia Carnival | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 Kia Carnival Hybrid | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 Kia EV9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 Kia K5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 Kia Sorento | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 Kia Sorento Hybrid | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Kia Sorento Phev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Kia Sportage | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 Kia Sportage Phev | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Kia K4 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 Kia Sorento | 77 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 Kia Sorento Phev | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 26V046000.
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