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Kia Carnival

Every Kia Carnival model year on file, 1998 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years41457 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81998 to 2026
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins309Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 136, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05010015019981999202120221362023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Kia Carnival complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
137
Structure
59
Engine and cooling
48
Fuel system
37
Visibility and wipers
25
Driver assistance
20
Powertrain
19
Seats
15
Speed control
14
Steering
13
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Carnival model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia Carnival by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Minivan2615.41182027
2025Minivan1264.01971048
2024Minivan7514.71342059
2023Minivan5115.71004069
2022Minivan13621.31166196
2021Not decoded0NoneNone005
1999Not decoded0NoneNone003
1998Not decoded0NoneNone002
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Carnival

  • 26V-232 Apr 10, 2026
    Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail
    Fuel system · 141k vehicles
  • 26V-046 Jan 26, 2026
    Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
    Electrical system · 43k vehicles
  • 24V-025 Jan 18, 2024
    Roof molding may loosen and detach
    Structure · 101k vehicles
  • 23V-236 Mar 31, 2023
    Auto-reverse feature for the power sliding doors (PSD) may not activate in all situations
    Structure · 52k vehicles
  • 23V-179 Mar 17, 2023
    Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire
    Trailer hitches · 3,555 vehicles
  • 21V-908 Nov 19, 2021
    Remote controller assembly for the passenger-side power sliding door may malfunction, preventing the passenger-side sliding door from securely…
    Latches and locks · 2,956 vehicles
  • 21V-277 Apr 21, 2021
    Plastic fuel rail tube may have been damaged
    Fuel system · 2,744 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.