22V703000
TRAILER HITCHES
A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
2017 KIA SPORTAGE
4 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 559 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints559
Complaints citing a crash25
Complaints citing a fire45
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
21V137000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury.
18V907000
ENGINE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase 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
- 218ENGINE
- 68UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 59ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 39POWER TRAIN
- 22STRUCTURE:BODY
- 21FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 17VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 16AIR BAGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 KIA SPORTAGEs 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.