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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN KNDC3DLC8R5159365 · Checked Sep 24, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 3

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KNDC3DLC8R5•••••• 2024 Kia EV6

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3on this build
71on the model
35builds in total
Most reported Electrical System 2 Tires 1 Power Train 1

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Power Train Feb 2026
Driving with my wife and [XXX] child, there was a pop sound from under the car, and the car suddenly showed multiple faults, including "Check electric vehicle system”, which cleared on their own. I parked and turned the car off and on again and the faults reappeared. I started…
Tires Dec 2025
Right front tire failed while driving on interstate highway. Sidewall blowout. The tire is available for inspection. Stability of car compromised could have caused an accident. The problem has not been reproduced. The tire was seen by a state trooper and inspected by Les Schwab…
Electrical System Mar 2025
Multiple times the 12V battery has died without warning. Once in driveway while engine was charged to 93%, once while parked at work parking lot at charging station. Both times the car had to be jumped by AAA and driven to the dealership where it sat for 7 days each time with NO…

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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 KNDC3DLC8R5159365 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.