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 lookup for the 2025 Kia Sportage lists 1 recall from NHTSA. The returned campaign is 25V874000 for TRAILER HITCHES, and the record notes a trailer hitch harness control module issue tied to the instrument panel screen. This is a year, make, and model lookup; it is not VIN-specific and does not confirm repair status.
Recall count
NHTSA lists 1 recall for the 2025 Kia Sportage.
Campaign detail
Campaign 25V874000 is returned under TRAILER HITCHES.
Summary and consequence
The source summary describes a software error that may cause the instrument panel screen to fail, with a crash-risk consequence stated in the record.
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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One row per NHTSA campaign returned for this year, make, and model lookup.
| 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
- Jun 18, 2026
- Fact age
- Checked today
- 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?
- Jun 18, 2026 These NHTSA facts are checked today.
What this page cannot confirm
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