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2023 Kia Stinger problems

NHTSA lists 5 complaints for the 2023 Kia Stinger, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as KIA STINGER.

At a glance

Complaints
5
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
36,248
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
31

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
STRUCTURE360.0%
AIR BAGS120.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM120.0%
VISIBILITY120.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY3
VISIBILITYSUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic120.0%0.77
fire or overheating120.0%0.29
noise or comfort120.0%0.91
restraint or airbag120.0%0.93
structural or corrosion120.0%0.76
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate480.0%0.74
high120.0%0.99

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 5 tagged complaints of 5 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

24V169000

Date: 2024-03-01. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Defect: Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2019-2020 K900, and 2018-2023 Stinger vehicles equipped with a 3.3-liter turbo gasoline direct injection engine. The left turbocharger oil feed pipe and hose assembly may deteriorate and leak oil.

Consequence: An oil leak in the presence of hot engine components can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire while driving.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the left turbocharger oil feed pipe and hose assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 26, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC300.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

31 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM19
ENGINE7
ELE4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
EQUIPMENT3
POWER TRAIN3
STEERING2
STRUCTURE2

11035281

Date: 2026-07-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: THETA III 2.5L T-GDI ECM SOFTWARE LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (SC369) - This bulletin provides information to upgrade the engine control module (ECM) software to improve combustion stability by optimizing injector fuel injection control during

11035248

Date: 2026-07-18. Type: Emissions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC369) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module (ECM) for 2022-2023 MY Stinger vehicles equipped

11035249

Date: 2026-07-16. Type: Emissions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SC369_POC: PROOF OF CORRECTION CARD

11035252

Date: 2026-07-16. Type: Emissions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER (SC369) - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign SC369.

11035253

Date: 2026-07-16. Type: Emissions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SC369_STKR: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN COMPLETION LABEL/STICKER

11035126

Date: 2026-07-15. Type: Emissions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO (SC369) - This document is the announcement to the dealer principals advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Module (ECM) to ensure compliance

11035135

Date: 2026-07-15. Type: Emissions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: DEALER PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER MEMO (SC369) - This document is the announcement to the dealer Parts and Service managers advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Service Campaign to improve the emissions software logic in the Electronic Control Mo

11033217

Date: 2026-05-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

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 Kia Navigation Updater available at update.kia.com. The software update may impr

11031906

Date: 2026-04-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SOFTWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides information on the process for downloading infotainment software updates and preparing USB for installation on applicable Kia vehicles. The software downloads and USB preparation process is similar across all

11026698

Date: 2025-12-09. Type: Other. Systems: BACK OVER PREVENTION.

PITSTOP: TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO ULTRASONIC SENSOR: This Pitstop provides information related to Parking Distance Warning (PDW) alerts and repairs involving ultrasonic sensors. The PDW system alerts the driver while parking, by calculating distance based on the difference in signal

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
STINGER5

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