# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2024 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2024/recalls.md). Built from 2023\-07\-11.
- [2025 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2025/recalls.md). Built to 2025\-04\-28.
- [2023 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV](/makes/kia/sportage/2023/recalls.md). Built from 2023\-05\-02. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2024 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV](/makes/kia/sportage/2024/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2025 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV](/makes/kia/sportage/2025/recalls.md). Built to 2025\-07\-04. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB\_ELE315](/bulletins/10244786.md), 2023-11-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_ELE272](/bulletins/10228179.md), 2022-12-23, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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