Kia recalls 2024–2025 Sportage and 2023–2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid vehicles over instrument panel screen that may fail
Because of a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail and not show critical safety information such as the speedometer or warning lights, which can increase the risk of a crash.
What to do
Dealers will replace the tow hitch harness control module free of charge. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542 and refer to Kia's recall number SC359.
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Recall details
- Product
- Kia Sportage, Sportage Phev 2023–2025
- Company
- Kia America, Inc.
- Hazard
- An instrument panel screen that fails to display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
- Units
- 5,046 vehicles
- Owner notification
- February 13, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 17, 2025
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 25V874000
- Manufacturer campaign number: SC359
- Model years: 2023–2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Defect
- Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and 2024-2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."
- Consequence
- An instrument panel screen that fails to display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
- Corrective action
- Dealers will replace the tow hitch harness control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC359. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 31, 2025.
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