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Campaign Details
Component: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Defect Description
Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence / Hazard
A child in the front seat may be at a greater risk of injury if the air bag deploys during a crash.
Proposed Solution
Dealers will inspect and replace the ODS mat and bladder tube with a new one and ensure proper routing as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters will be mailed beginning October 20, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC379. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 4, 2026.
🚀 Latest Alerts for this Model
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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🚗 Affected Vehicles2
All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.