# 2026 KIA K4 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `2248556` · 2026-09-20 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** K4
- **Year:** 2026
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING
## Narrative
On August 28, 2026, I was driving my 2026 Kia K4 GT-Line with approximately 1,872 miles at low speed in a parking lot. While making a left turn at the end of an aisle, I attempted to straighten/unwind the steering wheel. The steering became unusually unresponsive and I was unable to straighten the vehicle as expected. The vehicle continued left and struck a curb, causing body and front suspension damage. The abnormal steering behavior occurred before the curb impact.  I observed no power steering, check-engine, ADAS, or other warning lights or messages before or during the incident.  An authorized Kia dealer inspected the vehicle before collision repairs. The dealer documented my report that the steering became very unresponsive before the vehicle contacted the curb. The technician scanned the vehicle and reported finding no active or stored diagnostic trouble codes and no evidence of abnormal loss of power steering at the time of inspection.  The dealer also determined that the right-front suspension sustained extensive collision damage and that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. Because of this damage, the vehicle could not be road-tested to attempt to reproduce the steering condition.  The cause of the abnormal steering behavior remains UNKNOWN. I am not claiming that a particular steering component has been confirmed defective. I am reporting this because the steering became abnormally unresponsive before the collision, resulting in loss of my ability to follow the intended
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*