2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Kia Sorento. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 428 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 2019 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 428 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Kia Sorento, reporting 10 crashes, 19 fires, 16 injuries. Kia has issued at least 118 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 one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 428 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Kia Sorento. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Spontaneous fire under hood. Nothing was malfunctuoing, no warning lights. All fluids were good, no temp issues. Parked to to run inside to use rr, was paged and came out car is on fire”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11751488
“On Saturday February 7th, while driving home, the vehicle suddenly caught fire without any warning. Within moments, the fire intensified, and I was forced to jump out of the vehicle to save my life. Shortly afterward, the vehicle exploded. The car was completely destroyed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11718382
“The contact owned a 2019 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the contact's residential driveway, the vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was unoccupied. The contact stated that while packing the vehicle for a planned family trip, the contact noticed the fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11716232
“The contact owned a 2019 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed in stop-and-go traffic, the driver noticed smoke emerging from under the hood, pulled over, exited the vehicle, opened the hood, and saw flames.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11710318
“On December 16, 2025 at approximately 0830 hrs. EST my wife attempted to start the above vehicle. There was an "odd" odor in the garage by the vehicle at the time. She was unable to start the vehicle, there were not functional lights and no other accessories were functional.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11705499
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 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.