Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, "Controls and Displays" and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System."
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Identifiers in this source record
2026 KIA SPORTAGE PHEVManufacturer campaign: SC361Part: 940C3-DW300Part: 940C3-GG000Part: 940C3-L2110Part: 940C3-P1360Part: 940C3-P4220Part: 940C3-R0440Part: 940C3-R5010Part: 940C3-XA2002026 KIA SORENTO PHEV2025 KIA SORENTO PHEV2026 KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID2026 KIA SPORTAGE2026 KIA K52026 KIA EV92026 KIA CARNIVAL HYBRID2026 KIA CARNIVAL2026 KIA SORENTO HYBRID2025 KIA SORENTO HYBRID2026 KIA SORENTO2025 KIA SORENTO2025 KIA K4Vehicle: VIN plus the year, make and model. Car seat or equipment: Manufacturer, model and production date from the label. Tire: Brand, tire line, size and DOT tire identification number.
Read the vehicles identification guideWhy this notice was issued
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer, tire pressure, or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Official action
The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 26, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC361. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 9, 2026.
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Read the full official instructionsProduct & source details
- Product
- 2026 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV
- Brand or manufacturer
- KIA
- Source
- NHTSA
- Notice type
- Recall
- Source reference
- 26V046000
- Category
- Vehicles & road safety