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Kia CARNIVAL

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7 campaigns
7 recalls 1 critical🔥 3 fire risk💥 3 crash risk
Model year
Other
Mar 17, 2023
1146 days ago

Your tow hitch harness can catch fire while parked or driving.

Affected: TRAILER HITCHES · 2023
FIRE RISKCRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Carnival vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.

Consequence

A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and verify whether the vehicle is equipped with a Genuine Kia accessory trailer tow hitch assembly. If equipped, dealers will install a new fuse and wire extension kit. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 16, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC265.

Fuel System
Apr 21, 2021
1841 days ago

Your fuel rail tube can leak fuel and cause your engine to catch fire.

Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL · 2022
FIRE RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Carnival vehicles. The plastic fuel rail tube may have been damaged.

Consequence

A damaged fuel rail tube may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the multi-port injection fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began April 30, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC211.

Fuel System
Oct 4, 2026

Your fuel pipe connection could leak and cause a fire while driving or parked.

Affected: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS · 2026
FIRE RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Carnival vehicles. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail.

Consequence

A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the fuel pipe as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 2, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC368. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 24, 2026.

Electrical
Jan 27, 2026
99 days ago

Your instrument panel display can fail and hide your speedometer, tire pressure, and warning lights while driving.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · 2026
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

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."

Consequence

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.

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.

Body
Jan 18, 2024
839 days ago

Your roof molding can detach and fly into traffic, causing a crash.

Affected: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS · 2024
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Sportage and 2022-2024 Carnival vehicles. The roof molding may loosen and detach.

Consequence

A detached roof molding can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the roof molding and replace or secure it as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 15, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC292.

Body
Mar 31, 2023
1132 days ago

Your power sliding door can close on a child or passenger without stopping.

Affected: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · 2023
NHTSA
Summary

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling all 2022 and certain 2023 Carnival vehicles. The auto-reverse feature for the power sliding doors (PSD) may not activate in all situations.

Consequence

A power sliding door that does not auto-reverse can close on an occupant, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will update the power sliding door control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC266.

Other
Nov 19, 2021
1629 days ago

Your passenger sliding door can open while driving and cause passengers to fall out.

Affected: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:ELECTRONIC LOCK/LATCH ACTUATOR · 2022
NHTSA
Summary

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Carnival vehicles. The remote controller assembly for the passenger-side power sliding door may malfunction, preventing the passenger-side sliding door from securely latching.

Consequence

A power sliding door that fails to latch may open while moving, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the passenger-side power sliding door release actuator's drum and holder inside the remote controller assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC221.

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Full analysis: how to read the Kia CARNIVAL recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Kia CARNIVAL recall history

The Kia CARNIVAL currently has 7 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the CARNIVAL in our dataset are fuel system (2), and electrical (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used CARNIVAL: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2022–2026, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2021 and 2026. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular CARNIVAL is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific CARNIVAL has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used CARNIVALbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Kia or any U.S. government agency.

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