2025 KIA NIRO EV — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
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Owner Complaints
1
Recall
2
Service Bulletins
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Investigations
Overview of the 2025 KIA NIRO EV
The 2025 KIA NIRO EV has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 4 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. 2 technical service bulletins have been issued by Kia America, Inc. for this model year.
Recalls for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV
NHTSA has recorded 4 recalls for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV, potentially affecting up to 321,020 vehicles.
Recall 25V024000 — SEATS
| 80,255 vehicles 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...
View full details →Recall 25V024000 — SEATS
| 80,255 vehicles 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...
View full details →Recall 25V024000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
| 80,255 vehicles 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...
View full details →Recall 25V024000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
| 80,255 vehicles 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...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV.
Safety Rating for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2025 KIA NIRO EV in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV
Kia America, Inc. has issued 2 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
TSB_SC358 — VISIBILITY/WIPER
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: INCORRECT AMOUNT OF AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERANT (SC358) - This bulletin provides information regarding an incorrect amount of air conditioning refrigerant in certain 2025MY Niro EV, HEV, and PHEV (SG2 P/HEV, SG2 EV) vehicles manufactured between September 2, 2024 and May 19, 2025. During assembly, the affected vehicles...
SC358_DP — VISIBILITY/WIPER
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO () - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2025 MY Niro, Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and Niro EV vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2024 through May 19, 2025 to inspect...
NHTSA Investigations for the 2025 KIA NIRO EV
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the KIA NIRO EV
- 2020 KIA NIRO EV — 26 complaints
- 2021 KIA NIRO EV — 2 complaints
- 2022 KIA NIRO EV — 43 complaints
- 2023 KIA NIRO EV — 27 complaints
- 2024 KIA NIRO EV — 8 complaints
- 2025 KIA NIRO EV (current)
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