Kia EV9
Registered from 2024 to 2027.
About this model
The Kia EV9 is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Kia since 2023.
From the Wikipedia article Kia EV9, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★☆ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 378 hp · 2563 kg · 3100 mm wheelbase · 249 Wh/km · 451 km electric range · Suv, 4-door |
| 2025 | 378 hp · 2563 kg · 3100 mm wheelbase · 255 Wh/km · 451 km electric range · Suv, 4-door |
| 2024 | 378 hp · 2563 kg · 3100 mm wheelbase · 255 Wh/km · 451 km electric range · Suv, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Windshield Wiper Failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2025, closed March 2026.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Kia filed 32 bulletins about the 2026 EV9.
- Electrical system: 16
- Visibility/wiper: 10
- Fuel/propulsion system: 2
- Seats: 2
- Back over prevention: 1
- Structure: 1
- RELEASE NOTES: OVER-THE-AIR: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR DATA CONNECTIVITY (ELE413 Revision 2) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Data Connectivity Unit (DCU) logic of… · June 2026
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: FRONT SEAT SLIDE MOTOR NOISE (CA2603) - This bulletin provides information to remove the seat slide motor tube from the power front seats on certain 2026MY EV9 (MV1a)… · June 2026
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE USING UPDATE.KIA.COM - This bulletin provides information and service procedures for updating the infotainment systems on applicable… · June 2026
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: SERVICE ACTION: FRONT SEAT SLIDE MOTOR NOISE (SA647) - This bulletin provides information to remove the seat slide motor tube from the power front seats on certain 2026MY… · May 2026
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SOFTWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides information on the process for downloading infotainment software updates and preparing USB for installation… · May 2026
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM REPLACEMENT (PI2601A) - This bulletin provides the service procedure to replace the passenger-side (RH) windshield… · May 2026
- PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: QUESTION AND ANSWER (PI2601A) - This document is the Question and Answer Guide containing the most frequently asked questions regarding the Product Improvement Campaign… · May 2026
- PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (PI2601A) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Product Improvement Campaign on 2024-2026 MY EV9 vehicles to… · May 2026
24 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.