Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2002 Kia Sedona has 3 recalls, 255 complaints.
3
Recalls
255
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
03V017000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
CERTAIN MINI VANS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE SECOND AND THIRD...
05V013000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE THROTTLE CABLE WOULD TWIST ITSELF OUT OF POSITION.
03V135000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKERS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE FLOOR PAN HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2002 Kia Sedona Van
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING... |
| Aug 4, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 KIA SEDONA EX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECE... |
| Mar 16, 2017 | STRUCTURE | DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. |
| May 2, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I WAS DRIVING NO LESS THEN THAN BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE - WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FUSE ... |
| Feb 15, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN YOU BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FASTER THEN IT SH... |
| Dec 30, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | THE VAN WAS ON FIRE IN MY YARD. ONLY THE FRONT DRIVERS FRONT SIDE CAUGHT FIRE. WHEN I FOUND IT IT WA... |
| Dec 30, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TAKATA RECALL. I WAS AT HOME I HEARD SOME KIND OF NOISE OUT SIDE LIKE A HORN BLOWING SO I LOOK OUT ... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PUMP GAS INTO THE VAN. THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF NO MATTER HOW SLOW I P... |
| Sep 15, 2015 | TIRES | DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT 35 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING NOTICED TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ... |
| Aug 18, 2015 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS | BEFORE THE INCIDENT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELT LATCH WHEN TRYING TO BU... |
| Jul 14, 2015 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAGS SYMBOL HAS BEEN REMAINING ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO MANY DIFFERENT SHOPS BUT THEY SAY THAT IT... |
| Feb 22, 2015 | ENGINE | I HAD MY CAMSHAFT REAR PLUG REPLACED AFTER IN CAME OUT AND LEAKED OIL EVERYWHERE IN 2014. NOW IT'S C... |
| Jun 18, 2014 | VISIBILITY | GOING DOWN 251 AND THEY WERE BUSH HOGING AND WE SLOWED DOWN AND THE LAST ONE WE WENT BY BROKE THE PA... |
| Feb 28, 2014 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INT... |
| Jan 5, 2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND TOLD US THAT THE KIA WA... |
| Jan 4, 2014 | STRUCTURE | BOTH OF MY FRONT DOOR HANDLES ON INSIDE BROKE COMPLETELY OFF EXACTLY THE SAME WAY ONLY WAY TO GET O... |
| Nov 27, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING ... |
| Nov 22, 2013 | AIR BAGS | DRIVING HOME AND A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF MY VAN AND I HIT THE DEER AND TOTALED MY VAN BAD WHER... |
| Aug 30, 2013 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I DROVE 25 MINUTES FROM A TO B AND PARKED MY CAR. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF SAT THERE WITH THE RADIO ON ... |
| Jul 20, 2013 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE | AT APPROX. 3:55 A.M ON THE ABOVE DATE MY STEP SON WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF A HORN CONTINUOUSLY BLOWIN... |