Kia Carnival Hybrid Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 88 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Kia Carnival Hybrid (2025–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2025.
Pick your Kia Carnival Hybrid model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Kia Carnival Hybrid | 1 | 22 |
| 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid | 0 | 66 |
What Kia Carnival Hybrid owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 88 complaints with NHTSA. The 2025 model year has the most, with 66.
All Kia Carnival Hybrid recalls (1)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kia Carnival Hybrid, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)
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…
Remedy: 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…
Model years: 2026
Other Kia models
- Sorento10,183 complaints
- Optima7,512 complaints
- Soul5,553 complaints
- Sportage4,699 complaints
- Forte2,553 complaints
- Sedona2,410 complaints
- Telluride2,026 complaints
- Sephia1,705 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.