3 recalls covering model years 2023, 2024, 2025. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
Certain Kia Niro EV, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid vehicles have a wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat that may become damaged. If that happens, the front air bags and seat belts may not deploy the way they're supposed to in a crash. It could also cause the side curtain air bag to deploy on its own, without any crash happening.
Kia is recalling certain 2023 Niro EV and 2024 EV9 vehicles. The bolts that hold the gear drive unit in the differential may not have been tightened properly. If this happens, the vehicle could lose its drive power, meaning it stops being able to move under its own power, or the differential could lock up while the vehicle is being driven. This is part of the system that sends power to the wheels.
On certain Niro EV and EV6 vehicles, one of the drive shafts may not have been properly hardened during manufacturing. This can cause the shaft to break while the vehicle is being driven, which results in a sudden loss of power to the wheels. Losing power to the wheels while on the road increases the chance of a crash for the driver and others on the road.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls covering the 2023–2025 Kia Niro EV. 3 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Kia Niro Seat Wiring May Disable Air Bags" (NHTSA campaign 25V024000), reported Jan 17, 2025.
The 2023 Kia Niro EV has the most, with 3 recalls. The 2025 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 1. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
No. None of the 3 Kia Niro EV recalls on file carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Kia dealer, including for second owners.
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: