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2024 Kia Niro recalls

Every recall campaign and owner complaint NHTSA has on file for the 2024 model year. Not every vehicle is affected by every campaign: check a specific car by VIN below.

Recall campaigns: 2
Park-it warnings: 0
Complaints: 19
Latest campaign: Jan 17, 2025

Recall summary by component2

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Component	Campaigns	Latest	Campaign IDs
Seats	1	Jan 17, 2025	25V024000
Power train	1	Jan 31, 2024	24V057000

Safety recalls2

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0Park-it warnings

0Fixable over the air

Jan 17, 2025Latest campaign


Jan 17, 202525V024000	Seats Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash. DetailsHide details for campaign 25V024000 What's wrong Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Hybrid vehicles. The floor wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat may become damaged, which can prevent the front air bags and seat belts from deploying properly or cause an unintended side curtain air bag deployment. Risk Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Remedy Dealers will inspect, replace and reroute the floor wiring assembly, as necessary, free of charge. In addition, dealers will install wiring covers. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC332. Filed under Niro, Niro Ev, Niro Phev Campaign NHTSA 25V024000 · Jan 17, 2025
Jan 31, 202424V057000	Power train: driveline driveshaft A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. DetailsHide details for campaign 24V057000 What's wrong Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power. Risk A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. Remedy Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC295. Filed under Niro Ev Campaign NHTSA 24V057000 · Jan 31, 2024

Jan 17, 202525V024000

Seats

Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

DetailsHide details for campaign 25V024000

What's wrong: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Hybrid vehicles. The floor wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat may become damaged, which can prevent the front air bags and seat belts from deploying properly or cause an unintended side curtain air bag deployment.
Risk: Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an air bag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect, replace and reroute the floor wiring assembly, as necessary, free of charge. In addition, dealers will install wiring covers. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2025. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC332.
Filed under: Niro, Niro Ev, Niro Phev
Campaign: NHTSA 25V024000 · Jan 17, 2025

Jan 31, 202424V057000

Power train: driveline driveshaft

A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

DetailsHide details for campaign 24V057000

What's wrong: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power.
Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC295.
Filed under: Niro Ev
Campaign: NHTSA 24V057000 · Jan 31, 2024

Merged from NHTSA model names: Niro, Niro Ev, Niro Phev. Not every vehicle of a model year is affected by every campaign.

To see whether a recall is still open on your car, enter the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or the Kia recall lookup. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer (federal law; see limits).

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Owner complaints by component19

NHTSA Complaints API · cached ≤24 h

19Complaints filed

6Involving a crash

0Involving a fire

6Injuries reported

Component	Complaints	%	Crashes	Injuries
Unknown or other	6	32	1	1
Electrical system	6	32	2	3
Forward collision avoidance	3	16	0	1
Power train	2	11	2	2
Vehicle speed control	2	11	2	0
Engine	2	11	1	0
Visibility/wiper	2	11	0	0
Tires	1	5	0	0
Air bags	1	5	1	2
Carry handle	1	5	0	0
Shell	1	5	0	0
Base	1	5	0	0
Seats	1	5	1	1
Service brakes	1	5	0	0

An owner can tag several components, so percentages add up to more than 100. Complaints are unverified owner reports, de-duplicated by NHTSA ODI number, merged from NHTSA model names Niro, Niro EV, Niro Plug-In Hybrid.

Latest reports

Power train
“I have experienced two incidents of sudden, severely reduced propulsion while driving my 2024 Kia Niro Hybrid. The incidents occurred several weeks apart.”
Filed 09/28/2026 · ODI 11767593
Unknown or other
“My 2024 Kia Niro Hybrid has experienced multiple issues that I believe should be documented. The vehicle previously displayed an Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) warning.”
Filed 07/30/2026 · ODI 11753848
Forward collision avoidance
“I was travelling on a road today and was in the right hand lane with adaptive cruise control on. I then switched lanes to the left hand lane (it's only 2 lanes) and the adaptive cruise control was still on.”
Filed 06/15/2026 · ODI 11744241

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2024 Kia Niro recall questions

How many recalls does the 2024 Kia Niro have?

NHTSA lists 2 safety recall campaigns for the 2024 Kia Niro. The most recent, 25V024000 (reported January 17, 2025), concerns seats. Not every vehicle is covered by every campaign; check a specific car by VIN.

What is the most common complaint about the 2024 Kia Niro?

Unknown or other is the most-reported component, named in 6 complaints out of 19 filed with NHTSA (32%). Across all complaints, owners reported 6 crashs and 0 fires. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

How do I check if a recall is open on my 2024 Kia Niro?

Enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or the Kia recall lookup. That shows campaigns still unrepaired on that exact car. Safety recall repairs are free at a franchised Kia dealer.

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