2022 Kia Sorento
Model year 2022: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.
- NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. NHTSA’s recall lookup is on nhtsa.gov.
The short answer
From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.
- 6 recalls naming it in NHTSA’s file (needs attention)
- Don’t drive it or park it outside: NHTSA’s advice, for one of its recalls (needs attention)
- 194 owner complaints to NHTSA
- 4of 5 the fewest overall stars NHTSA gave any of its versions
A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.
Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?
No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.
The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.
What recalls name it?
6 recalls for the 2022 Kia Sorento in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.
NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 25, 2025. Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor; electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
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NHTSA campaign
25V-649
Aug 31, 2023. Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
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NHTSA campaign
23V-610
Oct 11, 2022. Power train: automatic transmission
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NHTSA campaign
22V-760
Sep 19, 2022. Trailer hitches
Jul 19, 2022. Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
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NHTSA campaign
22V-509
Mar 29, 2022. Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pipes, hoses, and fittings; engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
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NHTSA campaign
22V-202
What have owners told NHTSA?
194 complaints to NHTSA, received from Jan 11, 2022 to Oct 26, 2026.
- 4 complaints told of a crash, and 1 complaint of a fire.
- Together they report 4 people injured and no deaths.
- Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
How did it do in crash tests?
NHTSA rated 5 versions of the 2022 Kia Sorento: 4 stars overall, every version.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.
NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Version | Overall | Frontal crash | Side crash | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorento, SUV, AWD | 4 stars | 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Sorento, SUV, FWD | 4 stars | 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Sorento Hybrid, SUV, AWD | 4 stars | 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Sorento Hybrid, SUV, FWD | 4 stars | 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Sorento Plug-in Hybrid, SUV, AWD | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated |
NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.
NHTSA’s notes on these ratings
- These ratings apply to vehicles produced on and after March 9, 2021 beginning with VIN 5XYRK4LF3MG039982
Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it for each version
Sorento, AWD
- Forward collision warning: standard.
- Lane departure warning: standard.
- Crash imminent braking: optional.
- Dynamic brake support: optional.
Sorento, FWD
- Forward collision warning: standard.
- Lane departure warning: standard.
- Crash imminent braking: optional.
- Dynamic brake support: optional.
Sorento Hybrid, AWD
- Forward collision warning: no.
- Lane departure warning: no.
- Crash imminent braking: no.
- Dynamic brake support: no.
Sorento Hybrid, FWD
- Forward collision warning: standard.
- Lane departure warning: standard.
- Crash imminent braking: optional.
- Dynamic brake support: optional.
Sorento Plug-in Hybrid, AWD
- Forward collision warning: standard.
- Lane departure warning: standard.
- Crash imminent braking: optional.
- Dynamic brake support: optional.
What the record doesn’t say
- Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
- Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
- How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.