2022 Kia K5 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 7%of 129 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the air bags of the 2022 Kia K5, 7% of the 129 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,000 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had a single vehicle collision and ran into a ditch, none of my airbags deployed and I had a sternal fracture from hitting my chest so hard on the steering wheel. My vehicle was totaled as well.”
NHTSA complaint #11512391, filed 2023-03“I was involved in an accident where my lane departure warning did not work! I was hit twice, causing significant body damage over19,000 in which my air bags did not deploy!”
NHTSA complaint #11572809, filed 2024-02“Side Curtain and Seat Side Airbags. Unavailable for inspection as Avis Rental Company cleaned the vehicle, removed airbags, and sold at auction as salvage. Side curtain airbags trapped me in the vehicle, and shrapnel from seat side airbag impaled/injured my arm. Combination of Side Curtain and Seat Side airbags, and seat belt, resulted in catastrophic shoulder injuries. Additionally, the gases and powder substance from the airbag deployment caused a severe asthma attack. I was told that the entire interior was covered in a powder substance. …”
NHTSA complaint #11679191, filed 2025-08“While driving at 40 mph a vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled out into my lane causing me to struck the front driver’s side of the vehicle. The airbags deployed in the truck that failed to stop but the airbags in my car failed to deploy resulting in several injuries to my head, neck, back, shoulders, abdomen and fractured spine. Police and EMT were called and arrived on scene. I was then transported to the ER via personal vehicle. I have since followed up with my primary care physician along with more tests, lab work and more imaging.”
NHTSA complaint #11498765, filed 2022-12“The contact owns a 2022 Kia K5. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH with the driver-assist feature, activated, there was another vehicle driving slower at approximately 50 MPH was in front however the vehicle's feature did not automatically decrease in speed causing the contact to rear the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact had his daughter and her husband at the time of the incident where both sustained a concussion, fractured nose, and arm injuries. Both passengers were taken to the hospital. A police report was filed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11454925, filed 2022-03, 5,000 milesRelated recalls
- 23V149000Mar 7, 2023Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2023 K5 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may have been installed incorrectly, causing them not to deploy…Covers: Kia K5 2021–2023
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2022 Kia K5
44 complaintsEngine
28 complaintsElectrical system
25 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsForward collision avoidance
12 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsLane departure
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2022 Kia K5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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