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Kia SEDONA

Routine recalls5 campaigns, none flagged critical.
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RecallScore
Critical
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Fire risk
1
Crash risk
3
Injuries
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Deaths
0
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All Recalls

5 campaigns
5 recalls🔥 1 fire risk💥 3 crash risk
Model year
Electrical
Feb 19, 2019
2633 days ago

Your front passenger airbag can deploy on a child in a car seat and seriously injure them in a crash.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · 2018
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Sedona vehicles equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. Over time, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) wiring harness located underneath the front passenger seat may break from the seat being occupied.

Consequence

If a child is in a child seat in the front seat, a broken ODS wiring harness will not prevent the front passenger air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the child.

Remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will remove the wire harness clip to prevent the wiring harness from breaking. If the harness is found damaged, the front passenger seat cushion will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC175.

Seat Belts
Mar 18, 2019
2606 days ago

Your second-row middle seat belt buckle may be installed wrong, leaving your child unprotected in a crash.

Affected: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY · 2019
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Sedona vehicles equipped with an 8-passenger seat arrangement. The seat belt buckle for the second-row middle seat may have been improperly installed on the wrong side of the seat, preventing the proper use of the 3-point seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

A seat belt that cannot be properly used increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Kia has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt installation, and reinstall the seat belt buckle to the correct side if necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 8, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia 's number for this recall is SC177.

Lighting
Sep 17, 2021
1692 days ago

Your turn signal can activate the opposite direction you intend, confusing other drivers and causing a crash.

Affected: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL · 2017
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sedona vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.

Consequence

A turn signal activating in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the SJB software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC217.

Body
May 23, 2018
2905 days ago

Your power sliding door can close on a child or passenger and cause serious injury.

Affected: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · 2018
NHTSA
Summary

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with a power sliding door (PSD). The PSD may not auto-reverse when its closing is obstructed.

Consequence

If the door closes on an occupant, there is an increased risk of an injury.

Remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PSD module software, free of charge. The recall began on June 18, 2018. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC164.

Electrical
Aug 7, 2020
2098 days ago

Your alternator terminal can loosen and cause an electrical fire under the hood.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR · 2020
FIRE RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Kia Motors America (KIA) is recalling certain 2020 Sedona vehicles. The battery positive (B+) terminal nut on the alternator may not have been tightened properly during assembly, possibly causing it to loosen over time.

Consequence

If the alternator B+ terminal nut loosens, electrical arcing may result, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator B+ terminal nut, tightening it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began August 14, 2020. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC192.

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

Understanding the Kia SEDONA recall history

The Kia SEDONA currently has 5 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 SEDONA in our dataset are electrical (2), seat belt (1), and lighting (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used SEDONA: 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 2017–2020, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2018 and 2021. 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 SEDONA 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 SEDONA has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used SEDONAbefore 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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