1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2025 Kia Sportage. Owners have filed 71 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 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 71 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Sportage, reporting 9 crashes, 8 injuries. Kia has issued at least 24 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 71 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Sportage. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was involved in a rollover accident and the driver's side door opened during the accident. Had I not been wearing my seatbelt, I would have been ejected from the vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11766985
“My 2025 Kia Sportage PHEV, brand-new with ~750 Miles, was in a low-speed collision with a parked vehicle when the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) system failed. I was pulling out of a parking spot from a complete stop.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11750845
“My four month old Kia Sportage suddenly lunged forward two times. sudden Acceleration incident. [XXX]”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11675063
“on saturday [XXX] while driving on the highway my car lost propulsion and started slowing down even after i was pressing on the acceleration/gas pedal all the way. It happened 3 times within an hour's time frame the car refused to speed up and would stop driving.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11741831
“The contact owns a 2025 Kia Sportage. There was no indication that there was an issue while test-driving the vehicle. The vehicle was cleaned by the seller before purchase. The contact stated that while driving for twenty minutes, they noticed there was an abnormal burning /chemical smell detected.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11726412
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 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.