The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Kia EV6: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Kia reported 12 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Kia EV6, model years 2022–2025, 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 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19,824 | 30 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26,354 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12,278 | 8.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 5 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 4 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 1 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 1 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Steering 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 EV6 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Kia EV6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-09-26 | 2022 | WV | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags · Power Train · Fuel System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-07-10 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-05-07 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-04-04 | 2022 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-10 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Seat Belts · Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-12 | 2022 | CA | 1 | 1 | Forward Collision · Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-09-19 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-06-20 | 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Vehicle Speed Control · Steering System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-03-17 | 2024 | WA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Forward Collision · Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brake System, Air | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-09-02 | 2022 | CA | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-08-28 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2025 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Kia received alleging a death or injury in a Kia EV6 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a EV6 that sold more will have more rows. All Kia models · What these reports are, and are not.