22V651000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage vehicles. The alternator battery positive terminal nut may loosen, which can result in an engine stall or an electrical surge.
VIN Lookup Result
5XYK6CAF1PG056643
2023 KIA Sportage X-LINE
Decoded via the official NHTSA Vehicle Identification Number database. Permanent shareable link.
Year
2023
Make
KIA
Model
Sportage
Trim
X-LINE
Body Style
Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]
Drive Type
4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine
2.5L 4-cyl
Fuel Type
Gasoline
Transmission
Automatic
Plant
WEST POINT, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES (USA)
Vehicle Type
MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Manufacturer
KIA GEORGIA, INC
Owner Complaints
184 filed Get Report →
Service Bulletins
65 on file Get Report →
Market Value
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Safety
6 open recalls →
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Open Recalls for This Vehicle
22V878000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage vehicles. The side curtain air bags may have been twisted during installation.
23V298000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage Plug-in Hybrid, Niro Hybrid, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Soul, and Telluride vehicles equipped with a digital instrument cluster containing a 4.2" LCD screen. The instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays," and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
23V410000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Sportage vehicles. The brake booster diaphragm may become misaligned and cause an internal vacuum leak, which can result in a loss of power brake assist.
23V531000PARK OUTSIDE
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:PUMP
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Soul, Sportage, and 2023-2024 Seltos vehicles. The electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump to overheat.
Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins
The manufacturer has filed 65 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2023 KIA Sportage — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:
Electrical System · 28Engine And Engine Cooling · 19Power Train · 16Equipment · 15Fuel System, Gasoline · 7Fuel/Propulsion System · 4
TSB_ELE422 — TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE USING UPDATE.KIA.COM - This bulletin provides information and service procedures for updating the infotainment systems on applicable Kia vehicles using the
TSB_CHA126_R2 — TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT BRAKE DISC REPLACEMENT & BURNISHING - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin a
TSB_ELE417 — TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SOFTWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides information on the process for downloading infotainment software updates and preparing USB for installation on applicable Kia ve
Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)
Owners have filed 184 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2023 KIA Sportage. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.
Unknown Or Other · 45Electrical System · 44Engine · 37Service Brakes · 35Forward Collision Avoidance · 24Power Train · 18
About This VIN
VIN 5XYK6CAF1PG056643 identifies a 2023 KIA Sportage X-LINE sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (5XY) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (K6CAF) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (1) is the check digit. Position 10 (P) encodes the model year (2023). Position 11 (G) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in WEST POINT, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (056643) are the unique sequential production number.
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