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Kia Rio: recalls, complaints and investigations.
US NHTSA records for Kia Rio. Check the affected model years, then verify your exact vehicle with NHTSA.
No recent campaign in this snapshot. Check your VIN for current and older outstanding recalls.
We do not collect your VIN. A model-year match does not establish whether your individual vehicle is affected or has been repaired. Snapshot through 2026-10-11.
Evidence summary
- Evidence found
- 0 recent recall campaigns, 127 complaint rows, and 1 monitored investigation.
- Source coverage
- NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-10-11; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
- What this means
- The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Kia Rio”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
- What this does not mean
- Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
Official recall campaigns
Recall campaigns in the monitoring window
No recall campaigns matched this model and selected year in this snapshot. The historical count above may still include earlier campaigns.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Crash flags | Fire flags | Injuries / deaths reported | Most common components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2); STEERING (1) |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 / 0 | SERVICE BRAKES (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2); BACK OVER PREVENTION (1) |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | STEERING (1); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3); POWER TRAIN (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2) |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (3); BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING (1); EXTERIOR LIGHTING (1) |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (8); AIR BAGS (4); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3) |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (3); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (5); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (2) |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 / 0 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (3); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); ENGINE (1) |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (3); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2) |
| 2013 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (9); ENGINE (8); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (5) |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (4); AIR BAGS (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2) |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (1); STRUCTURE:BODY (1) |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1); STRUCTURE:BODY (1); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallRecall excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
AQ23002: Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires open
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received eight Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) and eight Kia America, Inc. (Kia) Part 573 Recall Reports between 2016 and 2023. The combined 16 safety recalls all involve the antilock braking system (ABS) modules or Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) manufactured by the equipment supplier Mando. The Part 573 Recall Reports contain varying defect descriptions and differing remedy descriptions for the same or similar equipment supplied by Mando. Safety recalls included in this Audit Query (AQ) review include: Hyundai recalls 20V-520, 20V-543, 21V-161, 21V-160, 21V-303, 22V-056, 22V-810, and 23V-651. Kia recalls 16V-815, 20V-518, 20V-519, 21V-137, 21V-331, 22V-051, 22V-800, and 23V-652 The purpose of this AQ is to evaluate the timeliness and scoping of Hyundai and Kia’s defect decision making and adherence with reporting requirements; and understand the varying defect descriptions and remedies between these recalls.