The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Kia Sedona: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Kia reported 64 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Kia Sedona, model years 2002–2020, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2007 | 9 | 3 | 10 | — | — |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 10 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 | 9 | — | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 50,076 | 12 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 36,492 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17,036 | 23 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12,493 | 8.0 |
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 | 31 | 6 |
| Structure | 9 | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 9 | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 8 | 1 |
| Latch | 6 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 5 | 7 |
| Rollover | 5 | 3 |
| Steering System | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 2 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 2 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 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 Sedona puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Kia Sedona, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | 2020 | MT | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-17 | 2017 | OH | 0 | 2 | Latch · Structure · Power Train | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-09-14 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-04-04 | 2018 | MS | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2022-03-22 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-22 | 2018 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-12-18 | 2015 | MN | 7 | 0 | Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2021-10-08 | 2015 | MN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-03-13 | 2017 | GA | 2 | 4 | Fire · Structure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2019-10-11 | 2017 | MO | 0 | 1 | Structure · Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-07 | 2012 | CA | 1 | 5 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-07-08 | 2012 | MN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-17 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-06 | 2016 | KY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-06 | 2016 | KY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-06-09 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-04-24 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2016-12-03 | 2016 | CA | 1 | 0 | Structure | 2019 Q2 |
| 2016-10-04 | 2008 | MA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2017 Q4 |
| 2016-07-25 | 2015 | AZ | 1 | 7 | Rollover | 2017 Q2 |
| 2015-12-07 | 2014 | GA | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Engine and Cooling System · Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-09-19 | 2016 | CO | 2 | 0 | Rollover · Air Bags · Electrical System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2015 Q3 |
| 2014-10-06 | 2012 | OH | 1 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2014-09-14 | 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-06-16 | 2009 | NC | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags · Steering System | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-06-13 | 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-01-07 | 2004 | NY | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-12-12 | 2005 | IL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2014 Q2 |
| 2013-11-06 | 2005 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Seat Belts | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-10-19 | 2007 | IA | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-08-17 | 2008 | AR | 0 | 8 | Vehicle Speed Control · Parking Brake System · Service Brake System | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-07-19 | 2007 | TX | 2 | 0 | Air Bags | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-07-09 | 2005 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-06-22 | 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2014 Q3 |
| 2013-06-11 | 2012 | AR | 0 | 2 | Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-06-11 | 2004 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-03-20 | 2004 | SC | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-03-19 | 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
| 2013-02-20 | 2007 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-12-08 | 2003 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-07-14 | 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2014 Q3 |
| 2012-06-30 | 2007 | WI | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System | 2014 Q2 |
| 2012-04-25 | 2005 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-04-10 | 2007 | HI | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-04-02 | 2004 | GA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2012 Q2 |
| 2011-10-01 | 2006 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-09-24 | 2005 | AR | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-09-16 | 2003 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-08-17 | 2004 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-07-13 | 2011 | PA | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-02-28 | 2008 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q1 |
| 2011-02-17 | 2005 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-08-02 | 2007 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-07-19 | 2010 | TN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-06-12 | 2005 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-04-20 | 2003 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2010 Q2 |
| 2010-04-13 | 2003 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2010 Q2 |
| 2010-02-24 | 2007 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q1 |
| 2010-02-11 | 2007 | IA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2010 Q1 |
| 2010-01-13 | 2004 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Air Bags | 2010 Q1 |
| 2010-01-06 | 2002 | AR | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2010 Q1 |
| 2008-08-10 | 2004 | SC | 0 | 1 | Fire · Air Bags | 2010 Q2 |
| 2008-06-29 | 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2012 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Kia received alleging a death or injury in a Kia Sedona and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Sedona that sold more will have more rows. All Kia models · What these reports are, and are not.