2023 Kia Niro EV: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2023 Kia Niro EV. The newest campaign is 25V024000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Jan 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 15 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, 25V024000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect, replace and reroute the floor wiring assembly, as necessary, free of charge. In addition, dealers will install wiring covers. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC332.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 81,506 units in total.
25V024000Received . 80,255 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Hybrid vehicles. The floor wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat may become damaged, which can prevent the front air bags and seat belts from deploying properly or cause an unintended side curtain air bag deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect, replace and reroute the floor wiring assembly, as necessary, free of charge. In addition, dealers will install wiring covers. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC332.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC332. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V271000Received . 8 units.
Power Train / Driveline / Differential Unit
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Niro EV and 2024 EV9 vehicles. The differential gear bolts in the gear drive unit may not be tightened properly, which can result in a loss of drive power or cause the differential to lock up.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loss of drive power or differential lock up can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the gear drive unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC308.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC308. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V057000Received . 1,243 units.
Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC295.
Report filed by Kia America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SC295. 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
15 complaints, 30 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 9 |
| Unknown or Other | 4 |
| Service Brakes | 3 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Seats | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Jun 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 2023 Kia Niro EVThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2023 Kia Niro EV: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/niro-ev/2023/. 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 2023 Kia Niro EV?
- 81,506 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kia Niro EV have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Kia Niro EV, model years 2019 to 2025. 3 of them name the 2023 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2023 Kia Niro EV name most often?
- Electrical System: 9 of 30 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Kia Niro EV open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.