2025 Kia EV9
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 4 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 44 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 1 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 19 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 2 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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25V115000 2025-02-24
Recall 25V115000
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 EV9 vehicles. The rear gear drive unit (GDU) motor shaft may have been improperly welded and become damaged, causing a loss of drive power.
Recorded model years: 2025
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24V962000 2024-12-20
Recall 24V962000
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 EV9 vehicles. The second- and third-row seat mounting bolts may be missing.
Recorded model years: 2025
Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 10 records exist for the Kia EV9 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
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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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11033217 2026-05-28
TSB_ELE422
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE USING UPDATE.KIA.COM - This bulletin provides information and service procedures for updating the infotainment systems on applicable Kia vehicles using the Kia Navigation Updater available at update.kia.com. The software update may improve system performance, enhance existing features, and apply the latest operating software for supported vehicles (2021-2026MY All Models).
Recorded model years: 2025
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11031850 2026-05-01
PI2601A_OWNR
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (PI2601A) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign on 2024-2026 MY EV9 vehicles to replace the passenger-side wiper arm on your vehicle with an improved wiper arm of a different shape and angle to increase the clearance between the wiper and windshield cowl.
Recorded model years: 2025
Showing 3 of 44 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 92 records exist for the Kia EV9 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
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: 2025
A further 1 records exist for the Kia EV9 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
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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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: 2025
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2024602 2024-10-11
Transport Canada recall 2024602
Issue: On certain vehicles, the instrument cluster screen could remain blank when the vehicle is started. If this happens, warnings, tell-tales and gauges may not display. Safety Risk: Warnings, tell-tales and gauges that don't display could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective Actions: Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership…
Recorded model years: 2025
A further 5 records exist for the Kia EV9 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
19 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
By system
- Tires & wheels5 (17.2%)
- Driver-assistance systems3 (10.3%)
- Electrical system3 (10.3%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2024–2026.
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)3 (10.3%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2024–2025.
- Seats3 (10.3%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2024–2025.
- Steering3 (10.3%)
- Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)3 (10.3%)
- Brakes2 (6.9%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2024.
Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (3.4%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.
A further 248 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
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.