3 recalls covering model years 2021, 2022, 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.
On certain Niro and Niro Plug-in Hybrid vehicles, fluid inside the vehicle can leak onto the circuit board inside the hydraulic clutch actuator, a part connected to the transmission. When this happens, it can result in a fire starting in the engine compartment. A fire increases the risk of injury to the driver, passengers, and anyone else near the vehicle.
These Kia vehicles have a digital instrument cluster with a small screen instead of traditional gauges. When the vehicle starts, this screen may fail to show any information at all. That means the driver cannot see tire pressure readings, warning messages, or warning lights. Kia dealers will update the instrument cluster software at no charge. Owner letters were mailed May 26, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls covering the 2021–2025 Kia Niro. 2 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 has the most, with 2 recalls. The 2021 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 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: