Kia America, Inc.

Total Incidents

20

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ADS

1

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ADAS

19

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Fatalities

0

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Injuries

20

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Models

11

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States

14

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Avg Pre-Crash Speed

57 mph

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Consumer Complaints

0

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NHTSA Investigations

99

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Key Findings

  • โ€ข95% of Kia America, Inc.'s incidents involve ADAS systems
  • โ€ขMost common crash scenario: Passenger Car in Clear conditions
  • โ€ขAverage pre-crash speed: 57 mph (vs 36 mph overall)

Top Models

ModelIncidentsFatalitiesInjuries
EV65โ€”5
K53โ€”3
SPORTAGE2โ€”2
K42โ€”2
NIRO2โ€”2
Telluride1โ€”1
Niro1โ€”1
Sportage1โ€”1

Top States

CA4 (20%)
NJ2 (10%)
AZ2 (10%)
MI1 (5%)
OH1 (5%)

Monthly Trend

Model Breakdown

Top Crash Types

Weather Conditions

Recent Incidents

2023-02Kia EV6Livermore, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Other Fixed Object๐ŸŽ๏ธ 66 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

Following receipt of 10/27/22 VOQ#5 (ODI 11491182), involving a 22MY EV6, Kia attempted to identify the VIN which was completed on 10/31/22. The VOQ alleges that the vehicle was being driven on the freeway with lane keep assist and adaptive cruise control when the customer took his eyes off the road to grab something from the backseat and claims the system either disengaged without warning or dec

2022-07Kia TellurideForked River, NJInjury
โš ๏ธ Other Fixed Object๐ŸŽ๏ธ 65 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

Customer contacted Kia's Consumer Affairs (CA) Department on June [XXX], 2022 indicating that her husband was involved in an accident and the airbags in their 2022 Kia Telluride did not deploy. Customer reported her husband was driving the subject Telluride at 65mph through a toll southbound on [XXX] when a second vehicle behind the Telluride went through the toll and attempted to squeeze in betw

-00KIA SPORTAGEST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, MIInjury
โš ๏ธ Passenger Car๐ŸŽ๏ธ 55 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

๐Ÿ”’ Narrative redacted by manufacturer (Confidential Business Information)

-00KIA K4Chandler, AZInjury
โš ๏ธ Passenger Car๐ŸŽ๏ธ 55 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On January 2, 2026, the customer called Kia's Customer Care Center regarding his 2025MY Kia K4, indicating that, on December [XXX], 2025, he was in "an accident because cruise control would not disengage." The customer also indicated that Lane Following Assist was also on. He alleged that while driving, he saw a "red light ahead and I had cruise control on." He attempted to "press on the brakes,"

-00KIA EV6Toledo, OHInjury
โš ๏ธ Heavy Truck๐ŸŽ๏ธ 60 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On January [XXX], 2026, the customer submitted a Web Note to Kia regarding their 2025MY Kia EV6, alleging that earlier that day, they were driving home with cruise control engaged when the vehicle รƒยƒร‚ยƒรƒย‚ร‚ยขรƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย€รƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ยœstopped,รƒยƒร‚ยƒรƒย‚ร‚ยขรƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย€รƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย รƒยƒร‚ยƒรƒย‚ร‚ยขรƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย€รƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ยœstarted br[a]king,รƒยƒร‚ยƒรƒย‚ร‚ยขรƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย€รƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย รƒยƒร‚ยƒรƒย‚ร‚ยขรƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย€รƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ยœshifted,รƒยƒร‚ยƒรƒย‚ร‚ยขรƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย€รƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย and รƒยƒร‚ยƒรƒย‚ร‚ยขรƒยƒร‚ย‚รƒย‚ร‚ย€รƒยƒ

-00KIA K4Wichita Falls, TXInjury
โš ๏ธ Other Fixed Object๐ŸŽ๏ธ 75 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

๐Ÿ”’ Narrative redacted by manufacturer (Confidential Business Information)

-00KIA NiroRancho Santa Fe, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Pole / Tree๐ŸŽ๏ธ 45 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

๐Ÿ”’ Narrative redacted by manufacturer (Confidential Business Information)

-00KIA SportageCharlotte, NCInjury
โš ๏ธ Passenger Car๐ŸŽ๏ธ 42 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Cloudy

Customer contacted Kia via Web Note on June [XXX], 2025, and reported he was involved in an accident while driving his 2024MY Kia Sportage with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) enabled at approximately 40-45 MPH. Customer claimed that another vehicle was stopped at a traffic light and the subject vehicle did not slow down as expected. Customer then attempted to disengage the ACC and manually apply

-00KIA EV9, Injury
โš ๏ธ Pole / Tree๐ŸŽ๏ธ 67 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

๐Ÿ”’ Narrative redacted by manufacturer (Confidential Business Information)

-00KIA EV6Wittmann, AZInjury
โš ๏ธ Passenger Car๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On June 2, 2025, Kia received a letter from the customers attorney requesting insurance information from Kia and attaching a police report relating to an April [XXX], 2025 incident involving the customers 2022MY Kia EV6. The police report indicates that the subject vehicle was traveling East on US Hwy [XXX] in Arizona in the right lane with the self-driver feature on with both hands on the wheel.

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