The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 5 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging inoperative windshield wipers in model year 2024-2025 Kia EV9 vehicles. The complaints report windshield wipers that stop functioning while driving, when snow and/or ice accumulates on or at the bottom of the windshield. ODI further received videos and photographs apparently documenting the issue and depicting relatively small amounts of snow and/or ice accumulation that reportedly leads to the wipers-?? malfunction. Inoperative windshield wipers could reduce driver visibility during inclement weather and increase the risk of a crash. ODI is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to determine the scope and severity of the potential problem and to fully assess the potential safety-related problems. To review the ODI reports cited in the Opening Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.
