The 2024 Kia Niro Ev has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 81,498 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEATS25V0240002025-01-1780,255 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
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.
POWER TRAIN24V0570002024-01-311,243 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
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.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1crashes1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
SEATS
1
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I have taken the car to brown-daub kia in easton twice, on may 1, 2025 and may 30, 2025, requesting the safety recall work (sc332) be completed. Both times I have been told they are unable to complete the work because they are unable to connect with kia in some way.”
“I currently have rental car from avis that has a open recall.”
“Emergency stop blocked by a piece of the bottom dash panel under the steering column. There are castings in the underside of the panel covering the steering column that prevent the right foot of a driver with a larger foot/shoe to operate the brake pedal. I have a size 11 shoe and my foot catches…”
“Emergency stop blocked by a piece of the bottom dash panel under the steering column. There are castings in the underside of the panel covering the steering column that prevent the right foot of a driver with a larger foot/shoe to operate the brake pedal. I have a size 11 shoe and my foot catches…”
“I picked up this car on 12/30/2023. On 1/10/2024, I noticed that the power folding side mirrors were folding slower than normal. On 1/13/2024, I went into the kia access app and was greeted by an error message stating that remote commands could not be sent as the battery was under 40%, however the…”
“The contact owns a 2024 kia niro ev. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side seat belt warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure but informed the contact that the vehicle…”
“The contact owns a 2024 kia niro. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:â 25v024000 (seat, electrical). The contact stated that on one occasion while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle crashed head-on into a pole. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not…”
“The contact owns a 2024 kia niro. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:â 25v024000 (seat, electrical). The contact stated that on one occasion while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle crashed head-on into a pole. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2024 Kia Niro Ev as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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