2019 KIA SPORTAGE — Complaint #1925318
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NHTSA Complaint about TRAILER HITCHES filed September 6, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1925318 (ODI reference 11542854) concerns a 2019 KIA SPORTAGE and was filed on September 6, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on November 6, 2022. The vehicle had 40,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Illinois based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as trailer hitches, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same KIA SPORTAGE cohort independently describe similar trailer hitches failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2019 KIA SPORTAGE shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2019 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard an unusual ticking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with tow hitch wiring harness deficiency. The contact was informed that the tow hitch wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had received an interim recall notification in November 2022. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V703000 (Trailer Hitches) in July 2023. The contact stated that the vehicle was stolen in April 2023 for a short while. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer offered to cover half the cost of the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1925318 |
| ODI Number | 11542854 |
| Date Filed | September 6, 2023 |
| Failure Date | November 6, 2022 |
| VIN | KNDPM3AC2K7 |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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