{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kia recall 25V493 (SC346): 2023-2025 K5",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v493/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V493 (Kia): Detached trim pieces can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Kia's own number: SC346.",
  "excerpt": "Kia K5, model years 2023 to 2025. Filed by Kia America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 28 July 2025. 100,063 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 K5 vehicles. The left and right rear window trim pieces may loosen and detach. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Kia's own number for this recall: SC346. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V493 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Detached trim pieces can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.” 25V493 Kia America, Inc. Structure:Body:Roof And Pillars 28 July 2025 2023-2025 KIA K5 Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 K5 vehicles. The left and right rear window trim pieces may loosen and detach. Detached trim pieces can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will inspect and replace the C-pillar trim assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed Nov",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:57:26+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:57:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kia recall 25V493 (SC346): 2023-2025 K5\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v493/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}