2021 KIA K5 — Complaint #2153298
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NHTSA Complaint about LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION filed December 2, 2025
NHTSA complaint #2153298 (ODI reference 11702431) concerns a 2021 KIA K5 and was filed on December 2, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on November 27, 2025. The report was geocoded to Florida based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as lane departure: blind spot detection, 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 K5 cohort independently describe similar lane departure: blind spot detection 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 2021 KIA K5 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
My 2021 Kia K5 EX has a severe and unsafe steering problem. The vehicle consistently pulls hard to the right on its own, even on straight roads. If I loosen my grip even slightly, the car immediately veers to the right. The steering wheel does not stay centered, and I have to constantly fight the steering just to keep the car in the lane. This issue has continued despite multiple alignments, tire replacements, and inspections. Nothing has fixed the problem, and the steering behavior feels mechanical or electronic in nature. I no longer feel safe driving the vehicle because it feels like I could lose control at any time. Additionally, my vehicle is affected by the open recall (SC356 / NHTSA 25V794) involving fuel tank expansion and fire risk. The status says âIncompleted â remedy not available,â meaning there is currently no repair solution. The combination of a steering defect and a fire-risk recall makes this vehicle unsafe to operate. I am reporting this because the steering
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2153298 |
| ODI Number | 11702431 |
| Date Filed | December 2, 2025 |
| Failure Date | November 27, 2025 |
| VIN | 5XXG14J24MG |
Similar LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION Complaints for 2021 KIA K5
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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