KNOWN FAULTS · Kia
Known faults for the Kia EV9.
2023–2026 · Electric
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
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1 known fault with sources
Engines: EV9 (Electric)
Seat bolts, instrument cluster and rear motor on the EV9Known weak points
- Engine / equipment
- Kia EV9 electric
- Period mentioned
- 2024–2025
- Symptoms
- Second- or third-row seats not properly secured; a digital cluster that goes blank; loss of acceleration and power on some 2025 AWD cars.
- Possible cause described
- In the US: 22,883 EV9s for seat bolts that could be missing (NHTSA 24V-962), 14,163 for an instrument-cluster software error (24V-757) and 342 2025 AWD cars for badly welded rear-motor shafts (the rear drive unit is replaced).
- Check for the garage
- Check by VIN at the dealer that the campaign has been done.
- Cost cited in the source
- Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
Green Car Reports: Kia EV9 recalled due to missing seat boltsGreen Car Reports: 2025 Kia EV9 recalled for loss of drive powerNHTSA 24V-757: EV9 instrument cluster
View full entryEngines for this model
- EV9Electric