2016 Kia Sedona · recalls

2016 Kia Sedona recalls

NHTSA lists 4 recalls that include the 2016 Kia Sedona. The newest, 22V-612, was filed Aug 10, 2022 for the transmission and drivetrain.

4recalls
4systems
295owner complaints

Newest recall or investigation Mar 5, 2024 · checked Sep 22, 2026

Whether your car is included depends on its VIN, and a finished repair drops it off the list. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Every recall, newest first

22V-612Aug 10, 2022NHTSA 22V612000

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, preventing the shift lever from locking, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.

Risk: A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash and injury.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the automatic transmission shift lever assembly components, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC246.

13 of the 295 owner complaints on this car cite the transmission and drivetrain, 1 of them the same part of it (Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Lever And Linkage:Column Shift). Symptom sheets that include this system: Engine stalls or loses power while driving (37).

21V-725Sep 17, 2021NHTSA 21V725000

Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sedona vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the turn signal to activate in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.

Risk: A turn signal activating in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will update the SJB software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC217.

37 of the 295 owner complaints on this car cite the exterior lighting, 1 of them the same part of it (Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal).

19V-109Feb 19, 2019NHTSA 19V109000

Electrical System:Wiring

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Sedona vehicles equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. Over time, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) wiring harness located underneath the front passenger seat may break from the seat being occupied.

Risk: If a child is in a child seat in the front seat, a broken ODS wiring harness will not prevent the front passenger air bag from deploying in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the child.

Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will remove the wire harness clip to prevent the wiring harness from breaking. If the harness is found damaged, the front passenger seat cushion will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC175.

46 of the 295 owner complaints on this car cite the electrical system. Symptom sheets that include this system: Engine stalls or loses power while driving (37) · Check engine light or misfire (34).

18V-338May 23, 2018NHTSA 18V338000

Structure:Body:Door

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with a power sliding door (PSD). The PSD may not auto-reverse when its closing is obstructed.

Risk: If the door closes on an occupant, there is an increased risk of an injury.

Remedy: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PSD module software, free of charge. The recall began on June 18, 2018. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC164.

25 of the 295 owner complaints on this car cite the structure, 24 of them the same part of it (Structure:Body:Door).

What owners wrote about door

“My White Kia Sedona Van's paint is flaking and peeling off all around the vehicle. This is not due to poor car of the vehicle or accident due to making contact with any other vehicles or objects. It is literally just falling off of the vehicle. It started about a year ago and is getting significantly worse.”
Filed Oct 3, 2025

“Door is grinding and not latching on the power sliding door. Does not stop closing when something is in the way as well.”
Filed Jun 28, 2024

A complaint on the same system is not proof of the recalled defect.

Complaints with no recall behind them

The systems owners of the 2016 Kia Sedona complain about most that none of these recalls covers, as of Sep 22, 2026. A problem can be widespread without being a safety defect NHTSA can order fixed.

Engine: 146 complaints, no recallengine failure · stalling
Airbags: 19 complaints, no recall
Fuel and propulsion: 9 complaints, no recallstalling · misfire
Seat Belts: 8 complaints, no recall
Brakes: 7 complaints, no recall

NHTSA investigations

DP24-002opened Feb 27, 2024

Engine · model years 2016

3.3l engine loss of motive power (lomp). Closed mar 5, 2024.

NHTSA summary

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition on February 20, 2024, requesting the opening of an investigation into an alleged defect of the "engine" on the following vehicle model stated by the petitioner: 2016 Kia Sedona vehicles equipped with the 3.3L V-Shaped GDI Lambda-II engine. The petitioner raised the issue of a Loss of Motive Power. On November 13, 2023, ODI opened PE23-019 to address allegations of loss of motive power, on the 3.3L V6 Lambda-II engine for 2016-2017 Kia Sorento and included the 2016 Kia Sedona as a peer vehicle. This investigation is ongoing and addresses the potential safety-related defect raised by the petitioner. In view of the open Investigation, PE23-019, ODI considers the petition moot and is closing this action. The closing of the petition does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency reserves the right to make that determination at the close of PE23-019.