5 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2013 Kia Sorento. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 981 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 2013 Kia Sorento. Check your Sorento 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 981 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Kia Sorento, reporting 23 crashes, 44 fires, 33 injuries. Kia has issued at least 228 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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 10 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 981 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Kia Sorento. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owned a 2013 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that he had received a recall notice for NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000(Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact then stated that soon after the recall was serviced, the vehicle would hesitate to start after multiple attempts without warning.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11732711
“This vehicle has a oil consumption problem that causes engine damage and Kia will not take responsibility for especially after the car being maintained.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11662704
“The contact owned a 2013 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that after parking and turning the vehicle off, moments later flames and smoke were present coming from the engine compartment of the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11616683
“We were driving on highway at 120 kmh. The road was smooth and we had no error/service dash lights illuminated. Suddenly we heard a loud bang and we lost total control of the vehicle. We (hit) slid onlong the concrete highway which prevented the car from flipping and entering oncoming traffic.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11611361
“The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while the vehicle was turned off, it rolled away while she was removing groceries from the passenger side of the vehicle. As a result, the contact ran to the driver's side and jump into the vehicle to stop it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11585182
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Kia Sorento 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.