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KNDPUCDF5T7425874

2026 KIA Sportage LX

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Year

2026

Make

KIA

Model

Sportage

Trim

Body Style

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Drive Type

4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4

Engine

2.5L

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

—

Plant

GWANG-JU, GYEONGGI PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA

Vehicle Type

MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Manufacturer

KIA CORPORATION

Owner Complaints

17 filed Get Report →

Service Bulletins

22 on file Get Report →

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

26V046000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 Kia K4, 2025-2026 Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Sportage PHEV, K5, EV9, Carnival, and Carnival Hybrid vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, "Controls and Displays" and 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System."

Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 22 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2026 KIA Sportage — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Electrical System · 14Back Over Prevention · 8Power Train · 5Engine · 1Structure · 1

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

PS811 — TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: PITSTOP: ENGINE BAY/DASHBOARD RATTLE NOISE (PS811) - This Pitstop provides information related to an intermittent rattle or tapping noise heard from the engine bay or dashboard area while driving on

SC363_OWNR_NQ5 — VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC363) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2026 MY Sportage vehicles to inspect the oil level

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 17 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2026 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.

Service Brakes · 5Unknown Or Other · 5Forward Collision Avoidance · 3Structure · 3Electrical System · 3Fuel/Propulsion System · 2

About This VIN

VIN KNDPUCDF5T7425874 identifies a 2026 KIA Sportage LX sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (KND) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (PUCDF) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (5) is the check digit. Position 10 (T) encodes the model year (2026). Position 11 (7) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in GWANG-JU, SOUTH KOREA. The final six characters (425874) are the unique sequential production number.

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NHTSA vPIC database, decoded 2026-06-17

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