The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Kia K5: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Kia reported 38 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Kia K5, model years 2021–2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 80,138 | 14 |
| 2022 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 83,319 | 17 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 60,336 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 38,855 | 13 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 88,585 | 3.4 |
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 | 13 | 3 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 9 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 7 | 3 |
| Service Brake System | 5 | 0 |
| Fire | 5 | 3 |
| Power Train | 5 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 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 K5 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Kia K5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure · Visibility | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-03 | 2022 | TN | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-08 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-07 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 2 | Structure · Fuel System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-05 | 2022 | NH | 0 | 2 | Fuel System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-26 | 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-01 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-11 | 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Tires · Power Train · Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-07-11 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · Power Train | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-25 | 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-06-14 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-12 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-15 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Service Brake System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-30 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-22 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-09 | 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Power Train · Steering System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-11 | 2022 | MI | 2 | 0 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-01-08 | 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-09-02 | 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-28 | 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-19 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-03-29 | 2021 | NV | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-11-13 | 2023 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-10-26 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Steering System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-26 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-11 | 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-24 | 2023 | IN | 3 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2023-06-09 | 2022 | WA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2022-12-03 | 2022 | GA | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-10-25 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-09-09 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-07-25 | 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-28 | 2021 | CO | 0 | 2 | Lane Departure · Rollover · Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-02-12 | 2022 | DC | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Steering System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Latch · Air Bags · Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-27 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Kia received alleging a death or injury in a Kia K5 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a K5 that sold more will have more rows. All Kia models · What these reports are, and are not.