Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published January 13, 2025
Kia Sorento Hybrid 2025: Headlight and Taillight Failure Risk
Kia recalls 2024-2025 Sorento Hybrid vehicles with potential headlight and taillight failure, risking reduced visibility and crashes. Owners must update BDC software free of charge.
“Kia Sorento Hybrid 2025: Headlight and Taillight Failure Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81789-kia-sorento-hybrid-2025-headlight-and-taillight-failure-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #25V006000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V006000).
Kia America, Inc. recalled certain 2024-2025 Sorento, 2025 Sorento Hybrid, and 2025 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid vehicles due to a software error that may cause a loss of headlights and taillights, increasing crash risk, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on January 13, 2025. Dealers will update the Body Domain Control Unit software free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Kia Sorento, 2024-2025
Kia Sorento Hybrid, 2025
Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid, 2025
What to do
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.
The hazard
A software error in the Body Domain Control Unit (BDC) may cause a loss of low beam headlights and taillights, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Kia America, Inc. has issued 67 other recalls since August 12, 2022. Recent similar recalls include the BMW 2026 228i Gran Coupe faulty rear lights recall (February 4, 2026), the Freightliner Business Class M2 2026 low beam headlight software error risk (July 22, 2026), and the 2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER C2 headlight issue (October 1, 2026). NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints for the 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid, including two injuries, with the latest report on September 25, 2026.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your vehicle has a 2024-2025 Sorento Hybrid model. The recall covers vehicles with the BDC software error that may cause headlight and taillight failure.
Brand
Kia
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Update BDC Software
Dealers will provide a free software update to fix the BDC error causing headlight and taillight failure.
Contact Kia Customer Service
Call 1-800-333-4542 to confirm your vehicle is affected and schedule the software update.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
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.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 39 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Subject: Recall 25V006000 — Kia Sorento Hybrid 2025: Headlight and Taillight Failure Risk
Hello,
I own a Kia Sorento Hybrid 2025: Headlight and Taillight Failure Risk that is covered by recall 25V006000 from Kia.
The official recall notice states: 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.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
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