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Kia

Official notice

14 May 2026

Last checked

14 May 2026

Medium riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Kia. Issue: On certain vehicles, the bolts that secure the second-row seats may be missing. As a result, the seats could move or detach in a crash. Safety Risk: A seat that moves or detaches in a crash could increase the risk of injury. Corrective Action: None of the affected vehicles have been delivered to customers. Kia will instruct dealers to inspect and, if necessary, install any missing second-row seat mounting bolts before each vehicle is delivered. Published 2026-05-14.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

81993

Official notice

2026-05-14

The hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the bolts that secure the second-row seats may be missing. As a result, the seats could move or detach in a crash. Safety Risk: A seat that moves or detaches in a crash could increase the risk of injury. Corrective Action: None of the affected vehicles have been delivered to customers. Kia will instruct dealers to inspect and, if necessary, install any missing second-row seat mounting bolts before each vehicle is delivered.

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Other

RA RA-81993

Recall Numbers

81993

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2027, Make: KIA, Model: EV5

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the bolts that secure the second-row seats may be missing. As a result, the seats could move or detach in a crash. Safety Risk: A seat that moves or detaches in a crash could increase the risk of injury. Corrective Action: None of the affected vehicles have been delivered to customers. Kia will instruct dealers to inspect and, if necessary, install any missing second-row seat mounting bolts before each vehicle is delivered.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

KIA

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: KIA.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

81993

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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