Kia K4. Published by Transport Canada as 2026106 on 6 March 2026. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the rear center seat belt buckle may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the seat belt may not latch securely.
Note: This recall only affects certain K4 hatchback models.
Safety Risk:
A seat belt that doesn't latch properly could increase the risk of injury in a …
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Kia K4 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Kia K4 is named on 3 American notices, 2 British and 1 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2026106
- Recall date
- 6 March 2026
- Make
- Kia
- Models
- K4
- Model years
- 2026
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 307
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the rear center seat belt buckle may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the seat belt may not latch securely.
Note: This recall only affects certain K4 hatchback models.Safety Risk:
A seat belt that doesn't latch properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash.Corrective Actions:
To reduce the safety risk, Kia advises that you shouldn't transport a passenger in the rear center seat until the recall repairs are completed. Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear center seat belt buckle.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2026106.
Kia elsewhere in this register
Kia is named on 197 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2026081 · 23 February 2026 · Telluride · Seats And Restraints
- 2026186 · 10 April 2026 · Carnival · Fuel System
- 2026207 · 23 April 2026 · Ev5 · Seats And Restraints
- 2026032 · 26 January 2026 · K4, Sportage, Ev4 · Lights And Instruments
- 2026327 · 3 July 2026 · Telluride · Electrical
- 2025708 · 19 December 2025 · Sportage · Lights And Instruments
- 2025638 · 18 November 2025 · K5 · Fuel System
- 2025516 · 26 September 2025 · Sorento · Heater And Defroster
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2026101 · 5 March 2026 · Highlander, Highlander Hybrid · Seats And Restraints
- 2026095 · 3 March 2026 · Navigator · Seats And Restraints
- 2026111 · 11 March 2026 · EX30, EX30 Cross Country · Seats And Restraints
- 2026116 · 13 March 2026 · G5 School Bus, Mbii School Bus, Ct-Series School Bus · Seats And Restraints
- 2026117 · 13 March 2026 · Ct-Series Commercial Bus, Mbii Commercial Bus, G5 Commercial Bus · Seats And Restraints
- 2026124 · 17 March 2026 · Aviator, Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility (explorer) · Seats And Restraints
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Kia: 197 in the register, and 405 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2026.
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