25V794000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A melted fuel tank can leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
2021 KIA K5
6 safety recall campaigns, 248 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints248
Complaints citing a crash8
Complaints citing a fire3
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
23V149000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
22V760000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
21V519000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
21V447000
LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST
A sudden increase in steering effort can increase the risk of a crash.
21V164000
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
In the event of a crash, deployment of the front passenger air bag, with a child in that seat, can increase the risk of injury to the child.
What owners report most
- 43ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 39FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 31UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 28ENGINE
- 16POWER TRAIN
- 11FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 10AIR BAGS
- 9SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 KIA K5s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.