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Recall 26V046000: Electrical System

Reported Jan 27, 2026Kia America, Inc.1 catalog make

Component recorded by NHTSA

Electrical System › Instrument Cluster / Panel

Campaign summary

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."

Consequence

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.

Remedy in the source record

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.

Confirm current remedy eligibility, parts availability, and completion status with NHTSA, the manufacturer, or an authorized dealer.

Catalog coverage

Vehicle pages represented here

7 pages

This list reflects vehicle pages in MyRecallCheck, not necessarily the campaign's full affected population or every affected product. Use the official VIN lookup for applicability.

YearMakeModel
2026KiaCarnival
2025KiaK4
2026KiaK5
2025KiaSorento Hybrid
2025KiaSorento
2026KiaSorento
2026KiaSportage

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