Vehicle recall R/2024/163

Kia EV6 and Kia Niro recall: And Niro SG2 Driveshaft Recall

DVSA recall R/2024/163 names the Kia EV6 and Kia Niro. It was launched 11 April 2024. It covers vehicles built 26 January 2023 to 28 July 2023.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2024/163
Launched: 11 April 2024
Issued by: KIA
Manufacturer reference: 241022 EV6 / 241021 Niro SG2
Vehicles: 819 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles an improperly treated driveshaft may break under load resulting in the loss of drive

The fix

On affected vehicles the driveshaft will be replaced

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Kia EV6	26 January 2023 to 10 April 2023	236
Kia Niro (Niro SG2)	27 June 2023 to 28 July 2023	583

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Other recalls for these models

R/2024/197 Kia EV6 Intergrated Charge Control Unit Recall 20 May 2024, Kia EV6
R/2024/276 Kia EV9 and Niro SG2 Gear Drive Unit Recall 30 August 2024, Kia Niro
R/2023/211 A combination of the instrument cluster software and electrical noise while the vehicle is starting may result in cluster booting errors 21 July 2023, Kia Sportage, Kia Niro
R/2025/059 Kia Niro HCA Fuse Replacement 2 March 2025, Kia Niro
R/2023/121 A potential coolant leak in the Electric Power Control Unit (EPCU) could cause a loss of power whilst driving. 5 May 2023, Kia Soul, Kia Niro
R/2022/173 Shifter control unit (scu) upgrade. 30 May 2022, Kia EV6

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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