Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2023 Kia Sportage has 37 NHTSA electrical complaints and 2 electrical-related recalls.
37
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
22V651000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage vehicles. The alternator battery positive terminal nut may loosen, which can result in an ...
23V298000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Tell...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When driving the cluster screen goes black and remains black until like 24hours later when buttons o... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | Vehicle caught fire while idling unattended with seat warmers activated. The driver seat ignited and... |
| Feb 5, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My dash and infotainment system shuts down and restarts as I'm driving. It's only happened twice so ... |
| Feb 5, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My instrament cluster is blank and will.not turn back on. So called recal never fixed it. |
| Dec 17, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 12 V battery fails everyday and needed to press the 12 V boost button. Sometimes alarm turns on midd... |
| Dec 9, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was parked in a spot outside the Service Department of John Kennedy Ford, waiting for my son, who ... |
| Dec 5, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Three occurrences where electrical system glitched. 1st- driving vehicle and dashboard warnings all ... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | On [XXX] the vehicle randomly went into limp mode. Wouldn't restart until it was jumped. Previous t... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The dash screen went blank. You could not see the speedometer, fuel guage, etc. This has happened tw... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Initially in May 25, my Sportage started accelerating on its own, unprompted, up to 4500 RPMs many t... |
| Jun 13, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The instrument cluster software on this 2023 Sportage Hybrid EX AWD was never updated prior to sale.... |
| May 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2023 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the instrument panel ... |
| Apr 9, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On 3/9/25, the infotainment panel and media system blanked out. After pulling the vehicle over, the ... |
| Apr 7, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The infotainment screen continues to blank out. The backup camera, media, navigation, or radio won’t... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2023 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the ins... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Multiple times I have reported all of my cluster lights come on randomly while driving. They are dis... |
| Mar 4, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My vehicle is currently being held at a Kia Dealership in Woodstock, GA to attempt to find the probl... |
| Feb 23, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I had my 2023 Kia Sportage in the Kia shop in McKinney, Tx about 3 weeks ago for an electrical issue... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | which disables the backup camera, Tge The entire infotainment screen is blank, therefore, I am unabl... |
| Dec 5, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | After starting the vehicle, backup camera and infotainment screen would not work. Car shut off and w... |