NHTSA recall 26V046000
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 | 26V046000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC361 |
| Manufacturer | Kia America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-01-26 |
| Owners notified | 2026-03-13 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL |
| Units potentially affected | 42677 |
| Part numbers | 940C3-DW300, 940C3-GG000, 940C3-L2110, 940C3-P1360, 940C3-P4220, 940C3-R0440, 940C3-R5010, 940C3-XA200 |
| Report | Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-10-14 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 42677 |
| Reported remedied | 39142 (91%) |
| Reported unreachable | 874 |
| Reported removed | 256 |
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 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."
What can happen
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.
The remedy
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.
| 2026 KIA CARNIVAL | Built 2025-06-25 to 2025-09-29. |
|---|---|
| 2026 KIA CARNIVAL HYBRID | Built 2025-06-24 to 2025-11-14. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2026 KIA EV9 | Built 2025-07-28 to 2025-10-30. |
| 2025 KIA K4 | Built 2025-08-04 to 2025-12-12. |
| 2026 KIA K5 | Built 2025-07-03 to 2025-09-24. |
| 2025 KIA SORENTO | Built from 2025-07-29. |
| 2026 KIA SORENTO | Built to 2025-11-18. |
| 2025 KIA SORENTO HYBRID | Built from 2025-06-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2026 KIA SORENTO HYBRID | Built to 2025-10-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2025 KIA SORENTO PHEV | Built from 2025-06-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2026 KIA SORENTO PHEV | Built to 2025-10-20. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2026 KIA SPORTAGE | Built 2025-07-24 to 2025-11-17. |
| 2026 KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID | Built 2025-06-30 to 2025-10-27. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2026 KIA SPORTAGE PHEV | Built 2025-07-15 to 2025-10-23. 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.