A new, large-scale recall targets Kia and Genesis vehicles with a 3.5-liter V6 engine to sort out a possible fuel leak.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published new documents concerning two recalls under the Kia and Genesis brands for their V6-equipped vehicles. Kia’s side of the recall impacts the Carnival minivan, while Genesis now has a new campaign to address a possible fuel leak issue for the G80 and G90 sedans, as well as the GV70 and GV80 SUVs. In total, these recalls for the same issue affect 235,792 vehicles. Both recall reports were submitted on April 10, 2026.
The recall for the Kia Carnival (NHTSA recall 26V-232; Kia recall SC368) affects 151,032 minivans from the 2021 through 2025 model years. Again, it looks like all vehicles in the recall pool have the 3.5-liter V6 engine (which started as the Carnival’s only powertrain option), so this does not affect the new Carnival Hybrid. Impacted Carnivals were built between January 4, 2021 and November 20, 2025, according to what Kia told the NHTSA.
The problem, according to the automaker, is the potential for fuel pipe nuts securing a high-pressure crossover fuel pipe coming loose. Kia calls this a “suspected production deviation”, where the nuts were not torqued to the proper specification. Kia says it will notify owners of the problem by June 2, 2026, where they will be instructed to take their vehicles to their local dealer. Once there, a service technician will inspect the high-pressure crossover pipe for a leak, which may happen due to the retention fasteners coming loose. If there is no leak, they will tighten the fasteners, or they will replace the pipe is it does have a leak, free of charge (Kia will also reimburse owners if they paid out-of-pocket to fix it).
Genesis’ recall (NHTSA recall 26V-229; Genesis recall 033G) calls out the exact same issue across its lineup. The problem stretches to the 2023-2025 G90 (4,231 units), the 2021-2025 G80 (7,195 units), the 2022-2026 GV70 (26,105 units) and the 2021-2025 GV80 (57,229 units). In total, this campaign impacts as many as 94,760 vehicles within Hyundai’s luxury marque.
Genesis says it will send out its notification letters to owners on June 8, where they will have to go through the same process as those Kia Carnival owners. This is certainly a high-priority fix, since potential fuel leaks can obviously increase the risk of a fire.
