2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2024 Kia Carnival. Owners have filed 75 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kia dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2024 Kia Carnival. Check your Carnival by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 75 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Kia Carnival, reporting 2 crashes, 12 injuries. Kia has issued at least 59 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 75 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Kia Carnival. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“On XXX, the passenger-side power sliding door of my 2024 Kia Carnival EX closed on my [XXX] child's torso/chest while she was exiting the vehicle and did not stop or reverse before trapping her. I had walked toward the house and reached the garage when I heard an extremely loud scream of pain.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11767906
“I was cleaning my van and my 2 year old daughter closed the opposite door and the sensors did not stop the door and she got her fingers smashed into the door and potentially broke her fingers, took her to the ER and we are to repeat X-rays in 7 to 10 days.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11762516
“The contact owns a 2024 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that while her husband was loading the child into the car seat. The rear button for the door was depressed by the child. The husband became stuck in between the sliding doors. No warning lights were illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11736945
“On 11/12, my 2024 Kia Carnival was parked as my children were getting settled in the vehicle. My son lifted the second-row passenger seat on the passenger side using the handle provided to access the third row.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11704247
“The contact owns a 2024 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal gas odor would emit through the vehicle's ventilation system. The contact notified a local dealer, and an appointment was made to have the vehicle serviced.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11700277
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2024 Kia Carnival is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kia dealer.