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Kia K4 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 58 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Kia K4 (2025–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2025.

3
safety recalls, all years
58
owner complaints, all years
2025
year with most recalls
2025
year with most complaints

Pick your Kia K4 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Kia K4112
2025 Kia K4246

What Kia K4 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA. The 2025 model year has the most, with 46.

All Kia K4 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kia K4, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 26V135000 Reported 14,870 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2027 Kia Telluride and 2026 Kia K4 vehicles. The rear center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2026 K4 and the third-row center seat belt anchor buckle in the 2027 Telluride may not latch properly.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the anchor buckle assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 5, 2026. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 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: 2025

  3. Critical fasteners (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 25V548000 Reported 30 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K4 and Sorento vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the sub engine assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 12, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this…

    Model years: 2025

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.