{"id":"2019_kia_sedona","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"Sedona","model_slug":"sedona","year":2019,"url":"/kia/sedona/2019/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":39891,"model":"Sedona","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":6,"displ":3.3,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":18,"hwy":24,"comb":21,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","co2":437,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":2950,"save_spend":-3500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2019"}],"vclass":"Minivan - 2WD","segment":"Minivan","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V031000","component":"AIR BAGS","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2022-01-25","owner_notified":"2022-03-21","units":410619,"summary":"Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles.  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":"19V207000","component":"SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY","mfr":"Kia Motors America","reported":"2019-03-18","owner_notified":"2019-04-08","units":197,"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.","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":"SC177","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":37,"crash":2,"fire":1,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",10],["Structure",9],["Power Train",4],["Electrical System",4],["Unspecified",3],["Service Brakes",3]],"by_year":{"2019":3,"2020":4,"2021":2,"2022":4,"2023":3,"2024":8,"2025":6,"2026":7},"excerpts":[["2025-12-20","Engine","My 2019 kia sedona showed the exact same symptoms for the oil pressure switch recall red oil light on the dash and a leaking oil pressure switch.2010 to 2018 sedona why was the 2019 model not added to the list"],["2025-07-09","Structure","When using the power sliding doors, specifically the driver's side, it will not close and latch 100% of the time. It usually beeps and indicates it has not closed and has to be manually closed but on two occasions has opened on it's own. Fortunately it's been while parked, which poses a whole different issue, but I've \u2026"],["2025-04-17","Structure","Sliding mini van doors fail to latch when closing. This is a well known and documented problem. The NHTSA has issued remedies for the previous year but not this one."]]},"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":37},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}