Lemon Law · Model-year problems
2022 Kia Sorento
What owners of this model year report to the federal safety regulator, the repair attempts that make a California lemon-law claim, and what a buyback covers.
Federal safety record
On file for 2022 Kia Sorento
Public defect-investigation and recall notices on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If any of these describe your vehicle and the manufacturer's repair has not fixed it, Song-Beverly may apply.
Federal safety record for the 2022 Kia Sorento: 6 recall campaigns and 194 owner complaints on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Components named in owner complaints include: Power train, Engine, Electrical system, Service brakes, Vehicle speed control.
Recall campaigns on record for this model year:
- Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
NHTSA campaign 25V649000 - Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
NHTSA campaign 23V610000 - Power train: automatic transmission
NHTSA campaign 22V760000 - Trailer hitches
NHTSA campaign 22V703000 - Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
NHTSA campaign 22V509000 - Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
NHTSA campaign 22V202000
A campaign listed here may not cover every vehicle of this model year, and a covered vehicle may already have been repaired. Check your vehicle's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Figures read from the NHTSA public record on 2 November 2026. Owner complaints are reports submitted to NHTSA; a complaint is not a finding by NHTSA that a defect exists. Nothing on this page is legal advice about a specific vehicle.
The statute
When a warranty problem becomes a lemon
These are the presumptions in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and the Tanner Consumer Protection Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.22). Each applies when the defect is first reported, and the vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles — whichever comes first.
- Two or more repair attempts for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
- Four or more repair attempts for the same non-safety defect
- The vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days for repair
Have an attorney read your 2022 Kia Sorento repair orders.
Attorney Advertising disclaimer: Prior results do not predict or indicate a similar outcome in any future matter. The information on this page is general information about California law, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you have questions about a specific situation, speak with a licensed California attorney.