1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2025 Kia Carnival. Owners have filed 192 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 2025 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 192 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Carnival, reporting 3 crashes, 1 fires, 13 injuries. Kia has issued at least 48 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 192 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Carnival. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“the vehicle was rear-ended on the highway. The front driver airbag and seatbelt for the driver and passengers in the middle row, likely malfunctioned, as the driver hit her head on the front visor/headliner and rearview mirror. The rear passenger was thrown into the center console.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765465
“The contact owns a 2025 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that while parked in a bank drive-thru, the contact's son mentioned that his seat belt was stuck.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11748893
“The passenger-side sliding door closed while I was holding my son and leaning into the passenger doorway. At the time the door was closing, my son's left foot was still inside the doorway.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11762863
“Passenger sliding door failed to detect my son and closed completely on his arm. The doors will push the kids and don't detect even adults at times. He now has a buckle fracture that they are concerned is a full fracture in both bone on his forearm. He is [XXX] old.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11737299
“While my 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid was parked, my [XXX] child attempted to unbuckle the rear passenger seat belt to exit the vehicle. The buckle mechanism jammed completely and would not release.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11752564
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 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.