The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Kia K4: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Kia reported 15 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Kia K4, model years 2025–2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 186,239 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 9 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 4 | 0 |
| Wheels | 3 | 2 |
| Tires | 3 | 2 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 2 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 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 K4 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Kia K4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-20 | 2025 | MS | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-24 | 2025 | KS | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-10 | 2025 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-12 | 2025 | AL | 2 | 1 | Fire · Wheels · Tires | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-09 | 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Wheels · Tires | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-09 | 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Wheels · Tires | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-26 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 3 | Seats · Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-05 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-07 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-05-14 | 2025 | AK | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-28 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-01-06 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags · Steering System | 2025 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Kia received alleging a death or injury in a Kia K4 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a K4 that sold more will have more rows. All Kia models · What these reports are, and are not.