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title: "KIA EV9 (2025) - Recall 26V545000 — NHTSA record 324676 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-324676-kia-ev9-2025-recall-26v545000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# KIA EV9 (2025) - Recall 26V545000 — NHTSA record 324676

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Aug 21, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: KIA EV9 (2025) - Recall 26V545000
- **Reason**: Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." A child in the front seat may be at a greater risk of injury if the air bag deploys during a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Kia America, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 21290
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 324676

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V545000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KIA EV9; model year 2025. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Aug 21, 2026
- **Manufacturer start**: May 17, 2024
- **Record created**: Aug 24, 2026

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will inspect and replace the ODS mat and bladder tube with a new one and ensure proper routing as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters will be mailed beginning October 20, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC379. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 4, 2026.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V545000)

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