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Kia Carnival Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 414 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Kia Carnival (2022–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2022.

7
safety recalls, all years
414
owner complaints, all years
2022
year with most recalls
2022
year with most complaints

Pick your Kia Carnival model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Kia Carnival226
2025 Kia Carnival1126
2024 Kia Carnival275
2023 Kia Carnival451
2022 Kia Carnival6136

What Kia Carnival owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 414 complaints with NHTSA. The 2022 model year has the most, with 136.

All Kia Carnival recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kia Carnival, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 26V232000 Reported 141,032 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Carnival vehicles. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for…

    Model years: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

  2. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 26V046000 Reported 42,677 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    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

  3. Roof and pillars (structure)

    NHTSA 24V025000 Reported 101,049 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Sportage and 2022-2024 Carnival vehicles. The roof molding may loosen and detach.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the roof molding and replace or secure it as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 15, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's…

    Model years: 2022, 2023, 2024

  4. Door (structure)

    NHTSA 23V236000 Reported 51,568 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling all 2022 and certain 2023 Carnival vehicles. The auto-reverse feature for the power sliding doors (PSD) may not activate in all situations.

    Remedy: Dealers will update the power sliding door control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  5. Trailer hitches Park outside

    NHTSA 23V179000 Reported 3,555 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Carnival vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.

    Remedy: Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and verify whether the vehicle is equipped with a Genuine Kia accessory trailer tow hitch…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  6. Electronic lock/latch actuator (latches/locks/linkages) and door (structure)

    NHTSA 21V908000 Reported 2,956 vehicles potentially affected Kia Motors America

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Carnival vehicles. The remote controller assembly for the passenger-side power sliding door may malfunction, preventing the passenger-side sliding door from securely latching.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the passenger-side power sliding door release actuator's drum and holder inside the remote controller assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may…

    Model years: 2022

  7. Fuel rail (fuel system)

    NHTSA 21V277000 Reported 2,744 vehicles potentially affected Kia Motors America

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Carnival vehicles. The plastic fuel rail tube may have been damaged.

    Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the multi-port injection fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began April 30, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at…

    Model years: 2022

Other Kia models

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.