Component breakdown
- TRAILER HITCHES
- 1 campaign · 25V874000
Recall records
2025 Kia Sportage NHTSA recall campaigns
NHTSA returned 1 recall campaign for 2025 Kia Sportage: 25V874000. The affected component is trailer hitches. This page summarizes NHTSA campaign details, consequences, remedies, source links, and VIN-specific limits.
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Recall readout
Source-backed notes from the current NHTSA recall facts.
Source-backed recall records list 1 campaign for the 2025 Kia Sportage from NHTSA. The campaign number returned is 25V874000, with the component listed as TRAILER HITCHES. The supplied record says the issue can affect the instrument panel screen on certain Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. This is a year, make, and model lookup; it is not VIN-specific and does not confirm repair status.
Recall count
NHTSA records return 1 recall for this vehicle lookup.
Campaign number
Campaign 25V874000 is listed for TRAILER HITCHES.
Campaign summary
The supplied summary says a software error may cause the instrument panel screen to fail on certain Sportage vehicles with a tow hitch harness accessory.
Verification gaps
- Not VIN-specific
- Repair status not confirmed
Model year
2025
Make
Kia
Model
Sportage
Campaigns
1
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Source field coverage
- Remedy supplied 1 / 1
- NHTSA remedy field present
- Consequence supplied 1 / 1
- NHTSA consequence field present
- Dealer repair mentioned 1 / 1
- Derived only from remedy text
- Owner notification mentioned 1 / 1
- Derived only from remedy text
- Park guidance returned by NHTSA 0 / 1
- Park-it or park-outside source flag present
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| Campaign | Component | Report date | Manufacturer | Park guidance | Source fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V874000 | TRAILER HITCHES | Dec 17, 2025 | Kia America, Inc. |
Park it: Not supplied Park outside: Not supplied |
Summary: supplied Consequence: supplied Remedy: supplied |
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Campaign 25V874000
TRAILER HITCHES
Source coverage
- Lookup type
- Year, make, and model
- Official source
- NHTSA recalls
- Recall count
- 1
- Campaign detail rows
- 1
- Campaign numbers
- 25V874000
- Last checked
- Sep 15, 2026
- Fact age
- 2 days old
- VIN status
- VIN check required
Campaign numbers
25V874000
Campaign details
Details returned by the current NHTSA lookup.
TRAILER HITCHES
Campaign 25V874000 · Received Dec 17, 2025
Park it: Not supplied
Park outside: Not supplied
- Summary
- Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and 2024-2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."
- Consequence
- An instrument panel screen that fails to display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the tow hitch harness control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC359. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 31, 2025.
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Recall questions
Answers based on the current NHTSA year, make, and model lookup.
- Does 2025 Kia Sportage have recall campaigns?
- Yes. This NHTSA year, make, and model lookup returned 1 recall campaign.
- Which campaign numbers were found?
- 25V874000
- Does this verify a specific VIN?
- No. This does not verify whether a specific VIN is affected or repaired.
- Where should this be verified?
- Use the official NHTSA VIN lookup or dealer service records before making a repair, purchase, or ownership decision. The source link on this page opens the official year, make, and model lookup used for this page.
- When was this checked?
- Sep 15, 2026 These NHTSA facts are 2 days old.
What this page cannot confirm
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