{"id":"2025_kia_ev9","make":"Kia","make_slug":"kia","model":"EV9","model_slug":"ev9","year":2025,"url":"/kia/ev9/2025/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":48366,"model":"EV9 Long Range RWD","pt":"bev","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":100,"hwy":78,"comb":89,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":38.0,"range":304,"range_city":336,"range_hwy":265,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":15.2,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"160 kW PMSM (IPM)","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":850,"save_spend":7000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48367,"model":"EV9 Standard Range RWD","pt":"bev","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":99,"hwy":77,"comb":88,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":38.0,"range":230,"range_city":256,"range_hwy":198,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":11.4,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"160 kW PMSM (IPM)","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":0,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":850,"save_spend":7000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48368,"model":"EV9 Long Range AWD","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":91,"hwy":75,"comb":83,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":41.0,"range":280,"range_city":304,"range_hwy":250,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":14.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"141 and 141 kW PMSM (IPM)","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":900,"save_spend":6750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":48369,"model":"EV9 Long Range AWD GT-Line","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":88,"hwy":72,"comb":80,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":42.0,"range":270,"range_city":295,"range_hwy":239,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":15.2,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"141 and 141 kW PMSM (IPM)","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":9,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":950,"save_spend":6500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"KMX","modified":"Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2024"}],"vclass":"Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Midsize / large SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"26V545000","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2026-08-21","owner_notified":"","units":21290,"summary":"Kia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"A child in the front seat may be at a greater risk of injury if the air bag deploys during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the ODS mat and bladder tube with a new one and ensure proper routing as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters will be mailed beginning October 20, 2026. Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC379. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 4, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC379","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V115000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2025-02-24","owner_notified":"2025-03-07","units":342,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 EV9 vehicles.  The rear gear drive unit (GDU) motor shaft may have been improperly welded and become damaged, causing a loss of drive power.","consequence":"A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the rear GDU, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC337.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC337","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"24V962000","component":"SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2024-12-20","owner_notified":"2025-01-24","units":22883,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 EV9 vehicles.  The second- and third-row seat mounting bolts may be missing.","consequence":"Seats without mounting bolts may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and install mounting bolts as necessary free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2025.  Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC329.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC329","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"},{"campaign":"24V757000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr":"Kia America, Inc.","reported":"2024-10-10","owner_notified":"2024-10-25","units":14163,"summary":"Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 EV9 vehicles.  Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, \"Controls and Displays.\"","consequence":"An instrument panel screen that fails to display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"The instrument cluster software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2024.  Owners may contact Kia Customer Service at 1-800-333-4542.  Kia's number for this recall is SC326.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"SC326","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":70,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":19,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Wheels",4],["Power Train",3],["Visibility/Wiper",3],["Seats",3],["Steering",3],["Electrical System",3]],"by_year":{"2025":12,"2026":7},"excerpts":[["2026-08-04","Electrical System","The infotainment screen, including backup camera views, randomly glitches and then goes completely dark with no ability to view anything on the screen. The screen has been reset and software reloaded, but the glitch continues. Next, the screen was replaced but the glitch continues. This has been occurring since the beg\u2026"],["2026-04-08","Electrical System","I am submitting a safety complaint regarding a serious incident involving my 2025 Kia EV9. The vehicle was serviced on March 1 at World Kia in Joliet, Illinois. On April 4, only four days after that service, the vehicle experienced a sudden and unexpected ICCU failure while I was driving. During my normal travel, in ac\u2026"],["2026-03-18","Seats","Seats allow drivers to save seating positions for different drivers. Seats automatically return to the last used saved position when the vehicle is turned on. This seat movement cannot be stopped or overridden without finding and activating the seat position controls on the left side of the seat base. If the driver doe\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE25004","component":"VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER","opened":"2025-04-29","closed":"2026-03-11","campaign":"","subject":"Windshield Wiper Failure","summary":"On April 29, 2025, NHTSA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE25004) to investigate inoperative windshield wipers in model year (MY) 2024-2025 Kia EV9 vehicles. The complaints report windshield wipers that malfunction while driving, when snow and/or ice accumulates on or at the bottom of the windshield or in the cowl. ODI further received videos and photographs that depict relatively small amounts of snow and/or ice accumulation that leads to the wipers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 malfunction. Inoperative windshield wipers could reduce driver visibility during inclement weather and increase the risk of a crash. ODI identified 7 Vehicle Owners Questionnaires (VOQs) related t"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.107,"seats":7,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV RWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.109,"seats":7,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":61,"headline":{"range":304,"mpg":null,"ncap":5,"complaints":19},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}