NHTSA safety recall

Recall 26V046000 · manufacturer campaign SC361

Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/panel — Kia · reported 26 Jan 2026 · 42,677 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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."

The risk

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.

The fix

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.

NHTSA campaign
26V046000
Manufacturer campaign
SC361
Filed by
Kia America, Inc.
Report received
26 Jan 2026
Owners notified
13 Mar 2026
Potentially affected
42,677

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2026 Kia Carnival 2026 Kia Carnival Hybrid 2026 Kia Ev9 2025 Kia K4 2026 Kia K5 2025 Kia Sorento 2026 Kia Sorento 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid 2026 Kia Sorento Hybrid 2025 Kia Sorento Phev 2026 Kia Sorento Phev 2026 Kia Sportage 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid 2026 Kia Sportage Phev

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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