The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Kia Carnival: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Kia reported 50 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Kia Carnival, model years 2022–2026, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 31,213 | 51 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 25,904 | 23 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 56,370 | 27 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 65,220 | 18 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77,053 | 1.3 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 24 | 0 |
| Latch | 12 | 0 |
| Seats | 11 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 5 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Kia Carnival puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Kia Carnival, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Latch · Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-10 | 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-10 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-24 | 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-23 | 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-18 | 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Structure · Visibility | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-12 | 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-02 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-01 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-05 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Tires | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-25 | 2023 | KY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-30 | 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Structure · Electrical System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-24 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-20 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Suspension System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-05-18 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-11 | 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-30 | 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-23 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-04-23 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-22 | 2024 | UT | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-12 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-05 | 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-03 | 2024 | PR | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-23 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-03-19 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2024 | NC | 0 | 2 | Structure · Electrical System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-23 | 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-21 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-25 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-19 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 3 | Visibility | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-07 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-09 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-04-08 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-04-08 | 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Structure · Power Train | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 3 | Seats | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-01-01 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-12-03 | 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-05 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Steering System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-06 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-25 | 2023 | MN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-10-10 | 2022 | NC | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control · Parking Brake System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-02 | 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-07-21 | 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-04-25 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2021-10-27 | 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-11 | 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-07-20 | 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure · Electrical System | 2022 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Kia received alleging a death or injury in a Kia Carnival and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Carnival that sold more will have more rows. All Kia models · What these reports are, and are not.