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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5XYKUDA23BG••••••2011 Kia SORENTO
That is about average for the 2011 Kia SORENTO — 8 complaints per build across 175 builds.
10on this build
1354on the model
175builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedAir Bags 2Power Train 1Steering 1Suspension 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashDec 2014
My vehicle was traveling at about 50 miles and hour and a car turned in front of me and I t- boned him. My car went up onto the 2 front wheels and then skidded into a telephone pole at about 30 miles an hour. My car is totaled. My concern is that the air bags never deployed…
Service BrakesFeb 2024
The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of…
StructureFeb 2023
My two driver side doors will only open from the inside when unlocked. The handles are not damaged
Unknown Or OtherOct 2019
As I was driving home at 35 mph across a busy bridge in the city what sounded like a bomb went off and then shards of glass pouring into the car and all over me. My sun roof had exploded and for no apparent reason. No known cracks or chips were ever previously noticed
Power TrainApr 2012
My wife was driving our 2011 kia sorento feb. 2012 (17,450 miles) when it went "clunk" and lost power; the engine ran as normal but no/little power from transmission. She was on a dangerous highway and damaged the car trying to back up to a safer spot. Sorento was towed, dealer…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5XYKUDA23BG035147 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.