Kia Carnival recalls
Every NHTSA recall campaign filed since 2000 that names the Kia Carnival, newest first. Last verified Jul 30, 2026.
Units are totals reported across campaigns mentioning this model — NHTSA does not always break unit counts down by model.
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- Apr 10, 2026Fire risk2022–2026 Kia Carnival — Fuel System, Gasoline
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Carnival vehicles. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail.
26V232000 · 141K units · Kia America, Inc.
- Jan 26, 2026Crash risk2026 Kia Carnival, 2026 Kia Carnival Hybrid, 2026 Kia EV9 and 8 other models — Electrical System
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, "Controls and Displays" and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System."
26V046000 · 43K units · Kia America, Inc.
- Jan 18, 2024Crash risk2022–2024 Kia Carnival, 2023–2024 Kia Sportage — Structure
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Sportage and 2022-2024 Carnival vehicles. The roof molding may loosen and detach.
24V025000 · 101K units · Kia America, Inc.
- Mar 31, 2023Crash risk2022–2023 Kia Carnival — Structure
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling all 2022 and certain 2023 Carnival vehicles. The auto-reverse feature for the power sliding doors (PSD) may not activate in all situations.
23V236000 · 52K units · Kia America, Inc.
- Mar 17, 2023Fire risk2022–2023 Kia Carnival — Trailer Hitches
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Carnival vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.
23V179000 · 4K units · Kia America, Inc.
- Nov 19, 2021Crash risk2022 Kia Carnival — Latches/locks/linkages
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Carnival vehicles. The remote controller assembly for the passenger-side power sliding door may malfunction, preventing the passenger-side sliding door from securely latching.
21V908000 · 3K units · Kia Motors America
- Apr 21, 2021Fire risk2022 Kia Carnival — Fuel System, Gasoline
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Carnival vehicles. The plastic fuel rail tube may have been damaged.
21V277000 · 3K units · Kia Motors America