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2022 Kia Sorento

SUV or crossover · 7 trims · 2.5 L 4-cylinder, 1.6 L 4-cylinder 7 recalls

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Fuel economy

Trim City Highway Combined
AWD 10.9 8.7 9.9 L/100 km
Hybrid AWD 6.4 7.0 6.6 L/100 km
Plug-in Hybrid 6.7 7.1 6.9 L/100 km

Official: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings.

Recalls

Recalls are listed by model and year and may not apply to every vehicle. Check your VIN on the official recall site.

  • Heater And Defroster Transport Canada 2025516 ·

    On certain vehicles, the wiring harness for the blower motor may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the wiring could overheat and melt. Note: This recall only affects Sorento LX+ models.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Label Transport Canada 2024549 ·

    On certain vehicles, the compliance label may be missing information in French. The words listed on the label for "Tires", "Rims", "Front" and "Rear" appear in English only, when they should be listed as "Tires/Pneus", "Rims/Jantes", "Front/Avant" and "Rear/Arriere". Canadian reg...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Visual System Transport Canada 2023494 ·

    On certain vehicles, the rearview camera mounting clips could fail. If this happens, the rearview camera could fall out of position and cause the rearview image not to display correctly.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Powertrain Transport Canada 2022580 ·

    On certain vehicles, a fault in the transmission oil pump can cause the vehicle to enter "fail-safe mode". When this happens, a programming error can cause a sudden loss of power to the wheels after 20-30 seconds. Note: This recall only affects vehicles equipped with a 2.5 L turb...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Accessories Transport Canada 2022531 ·

    Certain vehicles may be equipped with an accessory trailer wiring harness kit that could fail. Over time, this could result in a short circuit that can cause the control module to overheat. Note: This recall only affects Kia Genuine tow hitch wiring harness kits with the part num...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Seats And Restraints Transport Canada 2022333 ·

    On certain vehicles, there may be a problem with the front seat belt pretensioners. As a result, the driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners could explode in a crash. If this happens, small pieces of metal could hit people in the vehicle. Note: This recall replaces RC160...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Seats And Restraints Transport Canada 2022102 ·

    This recall was replaced by Transport Canada Recall No. 2022-333. On certain vehicles, there may be a problem with the front seat belt pretensioners. As a result, the driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners could explode in a crash. If this happens, small pieces of metal...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
Show 9 U.S. recalls

U.S. recalls (NHTSA) with no Transport Canada record. They may not cover vehicles sold in Canada; check your VIN.

  • Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor; electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers NHTSA (U.S.) 25V649000 ·

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Sorento vehicles. The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) blower motor wiring harness may be inadequate, which can result in a fire.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Back over prevention: sensing system: camera NHTSA (U.S.) 23V610000 ·

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. The mounting clips for the rearview camera may break, which can cause the rearview camera image not to appear properly on the display. As such, these vehicl...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly NHTSA (U.S.) 23V027000 ·

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. The fuel tank may have been improperly molded, which can result in a fuel leak.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Power train: automatic transmission NHTSA (U.S.) 22V760000 ·

    Kia Motors, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Sorento and 2021-2023 K5 vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a complete loss of drive power.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Trailer hitches NHTSA (U.S.) 22V703000 ·

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Sorento, 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid (HEV), 2022-2023 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV), and 2017-2022 Sportage vehicles equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Kia d...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire NHTSA (U.S.) 22V509000 ·

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento and Telluride vehicles. The vehicles may be equipped with an incorrect spare tire which, when installed, can impair the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and the traction control system (TCS). As such, these vehicles fail to...

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Seat belts: pretensioner; seat belts: front NHTSA (U.S.) 22V447000 ·

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Sorento Hybrid and 2022 Sorento Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pipes, hoses, and fittings; engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger NHTSA (U.S.) 22V202000 ·

    Kia Motor America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento vehicles. The oil supply pipe to the turbocharger may crack, which could result in an oil leak in the engine compartment.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
  • Seat belts: front; seat belts: pretensioner NHTSA (U.S.) 22V127000 ·

    Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

    Official recall page (opens in a new tab)

Source: Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database; U.S. recalls from NHTSA.

Maintenance schedule

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Specs

Body type
SUV or crossover
Engines
2.5 L 4-cylinder, 1.6 L 4-cylinder
Fuel
Gas, Hybrid, Plug-in hybrid
Transmissions
Automatic (S8), Automatic (AM-S8), Automatic (AM-S6)
Drivetrains
AWD, FWD