22V703000
TRAILER HITCHES
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
2017 KIA SORENTO
4 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 1,024 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints1,024
Complaints citing a crash17
Complaints citing a fire43
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 4 of 4
18V907000
ENGINE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
17V586000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If the crankshaft fails, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash. A failed crankshaft also increases the risk of a fire.
16V862000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 379ENGINE
- 117EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 102UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 94STEERING
- 90ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 38FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 36POWER TRAIN
- 24ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 KIA SORENTOs 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.