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The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and damage the electrical circuit.  Circuit damage may result in deactivated air bags that will not deploy in a crash.","consequence":"Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the ACU, and either update the software or replace the unit, as necessary.  Repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2022.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC226.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC226","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V109000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2019-02-19","owner_notified":"2019-03-19","units":94389,"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC175","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V338000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2018-05-23","owner_notified":"2018-06-18","units":106428,"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC164","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":48,"crash":1,"fire":4,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",21],["Electrical System",11],["Air Bags",6],["Unspecified",3],["Structure",3],["Power Train",2]],"by_year":{"2018":3,"2019":5,"2020":2,"2021":3,"2022":4,"2023":5,"2024":12,"2025":10,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2024-12-16","Engine","Head gasket blew and caused coolant to leak into the engine. We broke down on the side of the interstate. Our vehicle sat at the dealer for 5 months awaiting a new engine to be put in. No warnings beforehand."],["2024-11-27","Engine","Engine in my 2018 Kia has failed. This should be covered under warranty as van only has 90k miles on it but because I am the second owner they are telling me it is not covered. Several other 2018 Kia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s have already been recalled for engine failure. My car was burning oil. This is a manufacturing issue and I am very s\u2026"],["2024-11-18","Engine","Blown engine at 108,000. Known issues with 3.3-liter V6 engine . Kia refises to repair."]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"VAN FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.13,"seats":null,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":21,"ncap":5,"complaints":48},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}