NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Kia Rio Recalls
The 2002 Kia Rio has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 9, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Kia Rio. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 128
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Kia Rio, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2002 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 2001, 2003–2004 Rio
2002 Kia Rio complaints by year
NHTSA has received 128 owner complaints about the 2002 Kia Rio, the newest on July 19, 2019. Of these, 25 describe a crash (20%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (30%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (14%).
The 2002 Kia Rio's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 Kia Rio owners gave the mileage (64 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling39
- Air Bags21
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic18
- Seat Belts16
- Fuel System, Gasoline14
- Suspension9
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19 | |
| 2003 | 31 | |
| 2004 | 28 | |
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Kia Rio peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 31. 74% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Kia Rio drew 4.2× the complaints of the median Kia Rio year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Kia Rio years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 128 complaints about the 2002 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rio by model year
Other 2002 Kia models
Newest record on this page: July 19, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted