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2024 Kia Seltos recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There are 2 US recalls for the 2024 Kia Seltos, including 1 urgent (do not drive or park outside), and 3 in Canada. Owners filed 47 complaints with NHTSA, most often about electrical system. Its best NHTSA overall crash rating is 5 stars.

2US recalls
1urgent recalls
47owner complaints
5★overall crash rating

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US recalls (2)

Park outside

Power train: automatic transmission, fluid/lubricant

2023-07-31 · campaign 23V531000 · 39,765 vehicles

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Soul, Sportage, and 2023-2024 Seltos vehicles. The electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump to overheat.

Risk and remedy

Risk: An electric oil pump assembly that overheats increases the risk of a vehicle fire.

Remedy: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will inspect and replace the electric oil pump controller, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 28, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC275.

Air bags

2023-12-22 · campaign 23V830000 · 2,967 vehicles

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Soul and 2024 Seltos vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the side curtain air bags may deploy unexpectedly.

Risk and remedy

Risk: An air bag that deploys unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury or crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace both side curtain air bag modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC289.

Canadian recalls (3)

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Label

2024-08-15 · campaign 2024-549

Issue: On certain vehicles, the compliance label may be missing information in French. The words listed on the label for "Tires", "Rims", "Front" and "Rear" appear in English only, when they should be listed as "Tires/Pneus", "Rims/Jantes", "Front/Avant" and "Rear/Arriere". Canadian regulations require this information to be listed on the label in both English and French. Safety Risk: These small errors do not affect vehicle safety. Corrective Actions: This is not a recall. Kia has corrected the compliance label for all new vehicles.

Airbag

2023-12-08 · campaign 2023-652 · 415 vehicles

Issue: On certain vehicles, the side curtain airbag(s) may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the side curtain airbag(s) could inflate without a crash. Safety Risk: A side curtain airbag that inflates suddenly without a crash could create a risk of injury. Corrective Actions: Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, replace the left and/or right-side curtain airbag module(s).

Powertrain

2023-08-01 · campaign 2023-421

Issue: On certain vehicles, the circuit board in the electric oil pump assembly for the transmission may be damaged. As a result, the circuit board could short circuit and overheat. Safety Risk: A short circuit could create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect the transmission electric oil pump assembly, and replace it as necessary. Kia recommends parking your vehicle outside and away from other vehicles or buildings until the recall repairs are completed.

Owner complaints (47)

Owners filed 47 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Kia Seltos (4 crashes, 1 fires, 2 injuries reported). Among 7 model years of this model, it ranks #3 for the most complaints (median 47).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Electrical system18
Unknown or other9
Engine8
Power train6
Forward collision avoidance4
Vehicle speed control3
Visibility/wiper3
Fuel/propulsion system3

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2024 Kia Seltos.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2024 Kia Seltos SUV FWD5★5★5★4★
2024 Kia Seltos SUV AWD5★5★5★4★

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2024 Kia Seltos version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Seltos AWD 1.6 L Automatic (S8)252726$2,600
Seltos AWD 2.0 L Automatic (AV-S8)273129$2,300
Seltos FWD 2.0 L Automatic (AV-S8)283431$2,150
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.