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(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":"Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash.","remedy":"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.","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 nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC332","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":19,"crash":2,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",8],["Electrical System",5],["Forward Collision Avoidance",3],["Suspension",3],["Engine",2],["Seats",1]],"by_year":{"2025":8,"2026":11},"excerpts":[["2026-08-17","Vehicle Speed Control","I was slowly driving in the parking lot of the Meadowmeer Golf course on [XXX] today, Monday XXX at about 11:30AM. As I began the turn to pull into a parking space, at about 5 miles an hour, the car rapidly and unexpectedly accelerated. I immediately slammed on the brakes, leaving skid marks on the payment. Before the \u2026"],["2026-08-14","Tires","The vehicle began shaking violently on the Florida Turnpike, and the factory-installed tire completely separated from the factory rim at highway speeds. This was a life-threatening equipment failure on a brand-new vehicle fully covered under Kia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. The vehicle is at the de\u2026"],["2026-07-23","Suspension","Finally got car back from previous repairs and it was making a loud groaning noise all the time. Took it back to dealership and they said they had to repair the rack and pinion system and the gears were shredded. Employee says they now have another niro with the same problem as my original symptoms when transmission wa\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.118,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":62,"headline":{"range":253,"mpg":53,"ncap":4,"complaints":19},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}