AutoUtility currently tracks 10 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2016 Kia K900. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (30% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 10 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (3 reports • 30% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Engine & Cooling (2), Air Bags & Restraints (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2016 Kia K900
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Electrical System
Engine & Cooling
Air Bags & Restraints
Exterior Lighting
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #16V210000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Brakes & Traction Control
NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #23V652000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- Campaign #22V051000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2016 Kia K900
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"There is a safety recall on my K900 Kia. That it could catch fire while driving or parked. I called the parts department of Kia and they said they do not have any remedy at this point. The recall notice states that if the repair is not going to be done in a timely manner that I have the right to..."
"My leather dash is rippling/tearing, I am afraid it is a risk of interrupting the passenger airbag deployment. I first noticed my leather dash rippling around the HUD area in April of 2022. In September of 22, it began rippling where the leather cover meets the hood. This April of 2023, it has..."
"I want to make a formal complaint against High Desert Kia in Victorville California that they haven't taken the necessary steps to get this recall that's against my Kia K900 remedied quickly and this recall can cause a fire. A recall was sent to me in February 2022 and this recall still has not..."
"While driving with the lights in auto mode, the light flicker and sometime go off. I took the car to the dealer to have it repaired. I was charged over $700 for the repair. I have since found out that this is an issue as noted in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V210000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN..."
"The contact owns a 2016 Kia K900. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, the headlights ceased to operate as needed. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact..."
Complaint History for Kia K900
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2020)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Kia K900 | 53 | 1 | 2 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Kia K900 Current Page | 10 | 0 | 3 | Current |
| 2017 Kia K900 | 2 | 0 | 2 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Kia K900 | 0 | 0 | 2 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Kia K900 | 2 | 0 | 1 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Kia K900 | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2020 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2016 Kia K900
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 9 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received eight Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) and eight Kia America, Inc. (Kia) Part 573 Recall Reports between 2016 and 2023. The combined 16 safety recalls all involve the antilock braking system (ABS) modules or Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) manufactured by the equipment supplier Mando. The Part 573 Recall Reports contain varying defect descriptions and differing remedy descriptions fo...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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