Kia EV9
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- OFFICIAL ACTION 23 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 240 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 3 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 496 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 11 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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26V545000 2026-08-21
Recall 26V545000
Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Recorded model years: 2025
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26V545000 2026-08-21
Recall 26V545000
Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Recorded model years: 2026
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26V545000 2026-08-21
Recall 26V545000
Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Recorded model years: 2025, 2026
Showing 3 of 23 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
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Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11033980 2026-06-18
OTA_ELE413_NOTES_R2
RELEASE NOTES: OVER-THE-AIR: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR DATA CONNECTIVITY (ELE413 Revision 2) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Data Connectivity Unit (DCU) logic of certain 2025 - 2026MY Carnival, EV9, K5 and Sorento vehicles. This update is designed to improve the vehicle’s network communication performance.
Recorded model years: 2025
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11033979 2026-06-18
TSB_BOD355
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT SEAT SLIDE MOTOR NOISE (CA2603) - This bulletin provides information to remove the seat slide motor tube from the power front seats on certain 2026MY EV9 (MV1a) vehicles produced from January 2, 2025, through January 3, 2026. The subject vehicles may exhibit a buzzing noise while the user operates the front power seat slide (forward and…
Recorded model years: 2026
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11033979 2026-06-18
TSB_BOD355
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT SEAT SLIDE MOTOR NOISE (CA2603) - This bulletin provides information to remove the seat slide motor tube from the power front seats on certain 2026MY EV9 (MV1a) vehicles produced from January 2, 2025, through January 3, 2026. The subject vehicles may exhibit a buzzing noise while the user operates the front power seat slide (forward and…
Recorded model years: 2026
Showing 3 of 240 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
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PE25004 2025-04-29
Windshield Wiper Failure
On April 29, 2025, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE25004) to investigate inoperative windshield wipers in model year (MY) 2024-2025 Kia EV9 vehicles. The complaints report windshield wipers that malfunction while driving, when snow and/or ice accumulates on or at the bottom of the windshield or in the cowl. ODI further received videos and photographs…
Recorded model years: 2024, 2025
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PE25004 2025-04-29
Windshield Wiper Failure
On April 29, 2025, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE25004) to investigate inoperative windshield wipers in model year (MY) 2024-2025 Kia EV9 vehicles. The complaints report windshield wipers that malfunction while driving, when snow and/or ice accumulates on or at the bottom of the windshield or in the cowl. ODI further received videos and photographs…
Recorded model years: 2025
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PE25004 2025-04-29
Windshield Wiper Failure
On April 29, 2025, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE25004) to investigate inoperative windshield wipers in model year (MY) 2024-2025 Kia EV9 vehicles. The complaints report windshield wipers that malfunction while driving, when snow and/or ice accumulates on or at the bottom of the windshield or in the cowl. ODI further received videos and photographs…
Recorded model years: 2024
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2026032 2026-01-26
Transport Canada recall 2026032
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2026
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2026032 2026-01-26
Transport Canada recall 2026032
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2026
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2024775 2024-12-20
Transport Canada recall 2024775
Issue: On certain vehicles, the bolts that secure the second and/or third-row seat(s) may be missing. As a result, the seat(s) could move or detach in a crash. Safety Risk: A seat that moves or detaches could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Action: Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle…
Recorded model years: 2024, 2025
Showing 3 of 11 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
496 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.