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2023 Kia Sorento other problems

The 2023 Kia Sorento has 31 other complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

31

Other complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Other complaints by year

Related recalls

23V579000OtherAugust 15, 2023 · 50,517 units

Defect

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sorento vehicles. The air bag warning labels on the driver and front passenger sun visors may detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

A detached air bag warning label will not warn occupants about the risks of air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the driver and front passenger sun visors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 10, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC277.

What owners report

Was driving on Dallas North Toll way when my vehicle lost acceleration. Had to pull over and engine started smoking and lit a flame under the hood. Car is now at Clay Cooley Kia in Irving, TX. Car has been there for over two weeks and I still have no answers or information regarding the plan to fix…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Other · December 15, 2025 · fire

Common questions

How many other complaints does the 2023 Kia Sorento have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2023 Kia Sorento other — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2023 Kia Sorento other?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the other: 23V579000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.