NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Kia Spectra Recalls
The 2005 Kia Spectra has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 25, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Kia Spectra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 103
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Kia Spectra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2005 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 2004, 2006–2007 Spectra
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 05V183000
- Reported
- April 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 368
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Kia Spectra
2005 Kia Spectra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 103 owner complaints about the 2005 Kia Spectra, the newest on November 29, 2020. Of these, 23 describe a crash (22%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Kia Spectra, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the vehicle speed control (12%) and the electrical system (11%).
None of the 2005 Kia Spectra's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2005 Kia Spectra owners gave the mileage (84 complaints), the median was 49,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags43
- Vehicle Speed Control12
- Electrical System11
- Steering10
- Power Train7
- Structure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Kia Spectra peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 20. 41% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Kia Spectra drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Kia Spectra year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 103 complaints about the 2005 Kia Spectra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Spectra by model year
Other 2005 Kia models
Newest record on this page: November 29, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted