Kia recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
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."
What could happen
A blank instrument cluster display will not show critical information, such as tire pressure, warning messages, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC270.
Vehicles covered
- Kia Niro 2023
- Kia Niro Phev 2023
- Kia Soul 2023
- Kia Sportage 2023
- Kia Sportage Hybrid 2023
- Kia Sportage Phev 2023
- Kia Telluride 2023
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23V298000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Kia America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 26, 2023
- Owners notified
- May 26, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 108,936
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Electrical system › Instrument cluster/panel
- Maker's own recall number
- SC270
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 101
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Kia recall: Seats Jul 2, 2026
- Kia recall: Seat belts Jun 2, 2026
- Kia recall: Seat belts Mar 6, 2026
- Kia recall: Seats Feb 23, 2026
- Kia recall: Tires Oct 30, 2025
- Kia recall: Structure Jul 28, 2025
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.