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Kia EV6 reliability & recalls
NHTSA data · verified Jul 12, 2026 · How to read this →
Recall history
Most recent first. Every campaign below has a remedy on file with NHTSA. Expand a row for what NHTSA says and how it's fixed.
Jul 2, 2026 Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery Battery & high-voltage Park Outside advisory Remedy available
8 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 and 2024 EV9 vehicles. The high voltage battery cells may contain misaligned electrodes, which can lead to a fire while parked or driving.
Remedy (NHTSA): Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures and limit their charge to a maximum of 80% until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery system assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 7, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC375. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 17, 2026.
NHTSA campaign 26V431000 ↗Nov 18, 2024 Electrical System / Propulsion System / Charging / Module / Software Charging system Remedy available
62,872 vehicles · Prompted by a NHTSA investigation
The issue (NHTSA): Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 vehicles. The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will inspect and replace the ICCU and its fuse, as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the ICCU software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC327. This recall expands and replaces previous recall number 24V-200. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 24V-200 will need to have the new remedy completed.
NHTSA campaign 24V867000 ↗Mar 14, 2024 Electrical System / 12V/24V/48V Battery Battery & high-voltage Remedy available
48,232 vehicles · Prompted by a NHTSA investigation
The issue (NHTSA): Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 vehicles. The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-Volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will inspect and replace the ICCU and its fuse, as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the ICCU software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 29, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC302.
NHTSA campaign 24V200000 ↗Show all 5 recalls
Jan 31, 2024 Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft Drivetrain & motor Remedy available
1,243 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will replace the drive shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC295.
NHTSA campaign 24V057000 ↗May 11, 2022 Parking Brake / Electrical / Control Module / Software Brakes Remedy available
9,014 vehicles · Initiated by Kia
The issue (NHTSA): Kia Motor America (Kia) is recalling certain 2022 EV6 vehicles. A software error in the Shifter Control Unit (SCU) may disengage the parking mechanism, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway.
Remedy (NHTSA): Drivers are recommended to park their vehicles on level ground and avoid parking on a slope/inclined surface whenever possible until the remedy has been performed. Dealers will update the Shifter Control Unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 25, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC236.
NHTSA campaign 22V322000 ↗What owners report
The top complaint categories owners submitted to NHTSA, by count. Bars show each category's size relative to this model's largest category.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects. One complaint can span multiple categories, so percentages are of the 520 total and may add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by model year
Raw counts — older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate reports. These are unverified consumer reports.
What this means
Every mainstream EV on the road carries recalls on its NHTSA file — a recall is the system working: a known issue gets documented and, almost always, fixed for free.
What actually matters is whether the remedies have shipped and whether NHTSA still has open questions. For the Kia EV6, all 5 recalls on file have a remedy available, and no NHTSA investigations are currently open.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Kia EV6 reliable?
"Reliability" is measured differently by different sources, and NHTSA doesn't publish a reliability score. What its public file — the basis for this page — shows for the Kia EV6 is 5 recalls, all with a remedy available, no open investigations, and 520 owner-submitted complaints — which are unverified reports, not confirmed defects. For predicted-reliability and owner-satisfaction verdicts, Consumer Reports and J.D. Power run large owner-survey panels; check their model pages for those ratings.
Does the Kia EV6 have any recalls?
Yes — NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Kia EV6. All of them have a remedy available. The most recent was filed Jul 2, 2026 and involved Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery. A recall is how a known issue gets fixed — usually free of charge — so the presence of recalls isn't the same as an unresolved problem.
Does the Kia EV6 have battery problems?
NHTSA's file lists 2 recalls classified to the battery / high-voltage group and 180 owner complaints (unverified consumer reports) that touch the battery. One or more of those recalls carried a park-outside advisory while owners waited for the remedy — a precaution, not a confirmed fault in every vehicle. Owner complaints are unverified and one complaint can span more than one category, so treat the count as a signal of what owners raise, not a defect rate.