2022 KIA NIRO PHEV — Complaint #1941208
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:PORT filed November 6, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1941208 (ODI reference 11553830) concerns a 2022 KIA NIRO PHEV and was filed on November 6, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on September 5, 2023. The vehicle had 17,500 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Alabama based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:propulsion system:charging:port, 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 NIRO PHEV cohort independently describe similar electrical system:propulsion system:charging:port 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 2022 KIA NIRO PHEV shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2022 Kia Niro PHEV. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the HEV warning light illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who informed her to bring the vehicle in for service. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and informed her that the failure was due to the port component. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While unplugging the vehicle, it failed to disengage from the port. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V534000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 17,500.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1941208 |
| ODI Number | 11553830 |
| Date Filed | November 6, 2023 |
| Failure Date | September 5, 2023 |
| VIN | KNDCM3LD1N5 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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