2023 Kia Sportage air bags problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2023 Kia Sportage — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was involved in a motor vehicle collision where my vehicle sustained significant front-end damage and was later declared a total loss by my insurance company. Despite the severity of the impact, the front airbags did not deploy. The impact was primarily to the front of the vehicle, and the damage…”
filed Jan 26, 2026
“On November 15, I was traveling with my mother and seated in the front passenger seat of a 2023 Kia Sportage while she was driving approximately 65 mph on the interstate when the vehicle struck a deer. The impact caused significant front-end damage, including the bumper, radiator area, and…”
filed Jan 22, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Side curtain air bags may have been twisted during installationCampaign 22V878000 · Nov 28, 2022
Air Bags problems in other Sportage years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Sportage | 3 | 5% |
| 2022 Sportage | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 Sportage | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 Sportage | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 Sportage | 16 | 4% |
| 2016 Sportage | 5 | 4% |
| 2015 Sportage | 5 | 3% |
| 2014 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 Sportage | 4 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2023 Kia Sportage
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.