NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Kia Rio Recalls
The 2001 Kia Rio has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 20, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Kia Rio. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 223
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Kia Rio, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 Kia Rio
Wheels
- Campaign
- 05V159000
- Reported
- April 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Kia Rio
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 04V179000
- Reported
- April 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 187,790
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 Rio
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 03V352000
- Reported
- September 24, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,340
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Kia Rio
2001 Kia Rio complaints by year
NHTSA has received 223 owner complaints about the 2001 Kia Rio, the newest on January 13, 2017. Of these, 21 describe a crash (9%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (23%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the wheels (14%).
1 of the 2001 Kia Rio's 3 recalls also concerns the wheels.
Where 2001 Kia Rio owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling52
- Air Bags33
- Wheels31
- Electrical System25
- Power Train25
- Fuel System, Gasoline23
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31 | |
| 2002 | 51 | |
| 2003 | 37 | |
| 2004 | 46 | |
| 2005 | 25 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Kia Rio peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 51. 75% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Kia Rio drew 7.5× the complaints of the median Kia Rio year in the same window: 1st highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Kia Rio years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 3/5
The 223 complaints about the 2001 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rio by model year
Other 2001 Kia models
Newest record on this page: January 13, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted