2025 Kia K5: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2025 Kia K5. The newest campaign is 25V493000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Jul 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars. NHTSA has 51 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V493000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the C-pillar trim assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC346.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 182,344 units in total.
25V493000Received . 100,063 units.
Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 K5 vehicles. The left and right rear window trim pieces may loosen and detach.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Detached trim pieces can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the C-pillar trim assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC346.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC346. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V351000Received . 82,281 units.
Exterior Lighting / Lighting Control Module / Software
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 K5 vehicles. A software error in the Power-net Domain Controller (PDC) may cause the parking lights to flicker. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Parking lights that fail to illuminate properly can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The PDC software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 24, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC341.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC341. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
51 complaints, 73 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2025 Kia K5
- All 2025 vehicles
| Component | 2025 K5 | All 2025 vehicles | K5, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 191.8 | 8.7 | 24.4 | 14 |
| Electrical System | 150.7 | 167.8 | 124.7 | 11 |
| Power Train | 82.2 | 65.9 | 75.8 | 6 |
| Unknown or Other | 82.2 | 111.9 | 118.3 | 6 |
| Wheels | 68.5 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 68.5 | 20.9 | 16.7 | 5 |
| Structure | 68.5 | 27.6 | 56.6 | 5 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 54.8 | 32.8 | 15.4 | 4 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 54.8 | 118.8 | 54 | 4 |
| Air Bags | 41.1 | 16.5 | 34.7 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 4 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 Kia K5The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 Kia K5: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/k5/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Kia America, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Kia K5?
- 182,344 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kia K5 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Kia K5, model years 2021 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Kia K5 name most often?
- Tires: 14 of 73 component mentions, or 191.8 per 1,000. For all 2025 vehicles the figure is 8.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Kia K5 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.