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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Kia Rio Recalls

The 2007 Kia Rio has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 31, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Kia Rio. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
46

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 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 2007 Kia Rio

Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

Campaign
12V244000
Reported
May 31, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 72,568
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2006, 2008 Rio

12V244000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Kia Rio complaints by year

NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2007 Kia Rio, the newest on July 24, 2024. Of these, 11 describe a crash (24%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2007 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the air bags (46%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (11%).

The 2007 Kia Rio's only recall also concerns the air bags.

Where 2007 Kia Rio owners gave the mileage (34 complaints), the median was 54,036 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags21
  • Electrical System8
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
  • Exterior Lighting3
  • Power Train3
  • Seats3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Kia Rio received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20075
20084
20095
20103
20115
20129
20131
20142
20152
20161
20171
20183
20191
20201
20211
20231
20241

Complaints about the 2007 Kia Rio peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 9. 37% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Kia Rio drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Kia Rio year in the same window: 11th highest of the 19 ranked years.

Kia Rio years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 46 complaints about the 2007 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Kia Rio by model year

Other 2007 Kia models

Newest record on this page: July 24, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted