22V703000
TRAILER HITCHES
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
2018 KIA SORENTO
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 334 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints334
Complaints citing a crash19
Complaints citing a fire20
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 3 of 3
18V656000
STEERING:COLUMN
If the steering column separates, it can cause a loss of steering ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V784000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
If the component detaches during deployment, it may enter the passenger compartment and be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 102ENGINE
- 38EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 37UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 28ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 26STEERING
- 12FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 10AIR BAGS
- 9POWER TRAIN
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.