NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Kia Spectra Recalls
The 2004 Kia Spectra has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 25, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Kia Spectra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 71
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Kia Spectra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2004 Kia Spectra
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- Campaign
- 11V256000
- Reported
- April 25, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 58,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007 Spectra
2004 Kia Spectra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 71 owner complaints about the 2004 Kia Spectra, the newest on March 28, 2022. Of these, 16 describe a crash (23%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Kia Spectra, the component group named most often is the air bags (37%), followed by the power train (23%) and the vehicle speed control (13%).
The 2004 Kia Spectra's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Kia Spectra owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 28,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags26
- Power Train16
- Vehicle Speed Control9
- Electrical System7
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Seat Belts5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Kia Spectra peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 16. 56% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Kia Spectra drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Kia Spectra year in the same window: 5th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 71 complaints about the 2004 Kia Spectra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Spectra by model year
Other 2004 Kia models
Newest record on this page: March 28, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted