The 2006 Kia Sportage has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 139,844 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 169 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
HUYNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 139,844 MY 2006-2007- SEDONA, SPORTAGE, SORENTO AND MY RONDO AND AMANTI VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO…
Consequence
ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA'S CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
37
6crashes4injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
2fires
ENGINE
15
1fires
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
POWER TRAIN
5
SERVICE BRAKES
5
SUSPENSION
5
1crashes
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
1fires
Total complaints169
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The fan for my car worked intermittently. I took the car to the dealership and they said it was the fan. I replaced the fan myself. While replacing the fan, I noticed that one of the connectors was melted. After changing the fan, nothing changed. After that, I decided to remove the bad looking…”
“The contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact was relating the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 11v256000 (fuel system, other). The contact stated that neither the vin nor the year, make,…”
“The contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehicle. The contact was relating the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 11v256000 (fuel system, other). The contact stated that neither the vin nor the year, make,…”
“July 14, 2020 to whom it may concern I [xxx] is owner of kia sportage 2006 [xxx] I purchase this vehicle 12/2005 from kia in paramus nj. This vehicle now has 137,296 miles also what make note it has not never been in accident or given me big issues. In may 2018, I received a recall on this vehicle…”
“The contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being inspected, the vehicle failed due to the autolocking brakes and hydraulic electronic control unit (hecu). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been…”
“The contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being inspected, the vehicle failed due to the autolocking brakes and hydraulic electronic control unit (hecu). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been…”
“I purchased this vehicle from a private seller in august 2021 and attempted to obtain records of the vehicle kia america case id #14353653 which kia america has yet to provide me any information. I had a full diagnostic done by a certified mechanic at borst automotive in the state of arizona on…”
“I purchased this vehicle from a private seller in august 2021 and attempted to obtain records of the vehicle kia america case id #14353653 which kia america has yet to provide me any information. I had a full diagnostic done by a certified mechanic at borst automotive in the state of arizona on…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Kia Sportage as of
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