NHTSA recall 25V874000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 25V874000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC359 |
| Manufacturer | Kia America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2025-12-17 |
| Owners notified | 2026-02-13 |
| Component | TRAILER HITCHES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL |
| Units potentially affected | 5046 |
| Part numbers | DWF67-AC001, DWF67-AC000 |
| Report | Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-10-14 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 5046 |
| Reported remedied | 2112 (41%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1853 |
| Reported removed | 919 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and 2024-2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."
What can happen
An instrument panel screen that fails to display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the tow hitch harness control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC359. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 31, 2025.
| 2024 KIA SPORTAGE | Built from 2023-07-11. |
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| 2025 KIA SPORTAGE | Built to 2025-04-28. |
| 2023 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV | Built from 2023-05-02. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2024 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2025 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV | Built to 2025-07-04. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB_ELE315 | 2023-11-04. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 4.2 IN. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SOFTWARE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SA547) - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the Cluster (CLU) software logic on certain 2024MY Sportage (NQ5) vehicles produced from July 17, 2023 through August 30, 2023 and 2024MY Sportage (NQ5a) vehicles produced from July 10, 2023 through August 28, 2023 equipped with 4.2 in. instrument clusters which may exhibit a concern where the 'Accumulated Info' (Trip, Timer, Avg.) and 'Since Refueling' trip meters, will reset automatically after the vehicle ignition is turned 'Off'. |
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| TSB_ELE272 | 2022-12-23. Service bulletin. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: CLUSTER LOGIC IMPROVEMENT FOR ADAS ALERT VOLUME CHANGE (SA517) - This bulletin provides the procedure to update the software logic of the Cluster (CLU) system on some 2023MY vehicles to allow the Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) default alert volume to be changed. Kia is requesting the completion of this Service Action on all affected vehicles in dealer stock, prior to delivery. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.