2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2020 Kia Sportage. 2 carry a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 161 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 2020 Kia Sportage. Check your Sportage 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 161 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Kia Sportage, reporting 11 crashes, 12 fires, 8 injuries. Kia has issued at least 93 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.
Read Kia Sportage owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 161 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Kia Sportage. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My 2020 Kia sportage spontaneously caught fire. It started smoking about 1/3 mile from my destination. There were no dash lights on and the temperature gauge was not elevated and was below half so it wasn't the engine overheating.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11751138
“Vehicle has excessive wandering, that is intermittent, during traffic, surrounding traffic on freeways and on slight wind and rain. The vehicle exhibits behavior that is very very unstable..”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11707561
“The contact owned a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that driving at 25 MPH with her daughter, another driver on the opposite lane, alerted them that the engine was on fire. Upon checking the rearview mirror, the contact noticed black smoke.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11686591
“On October 27th my 5 year old daughter and I were driving home just after leaving Tiresplus getting four brand new tires and an oil change. On the way home out of no where my vehicle caught fire.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11656457
“[XXX] the vehicle was driven approx. 20-25 miles and parked at a local grocery store in front of the propane tanks. No warning lights came on. Regular maintenance on vehicle. The vehicle caught on fire and was extinguished by the local FD. Total loss.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11641671
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2020 Kia Sportage 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.