NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Kia Spectra Recalls
The 2007 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 2007 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
- 152
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 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 2007 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 Spectra
2007 Kia Spectra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 152 owner complaints about the 2007 Kia Spectra, the newest on January 22, 2024. Of these, 22 describe a crash (14%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2007 Kia Spectra, the component group named most often is the air bags (37%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (11%) and the electrical system (11%).
The 2007 Kia Spectra's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Kia Spectra owners gave the mileage (122 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags56
- Fuel/Propulsion System17
- Electrical System16
- Fuel System, Gasoline15
- Latches/Locks/Linkages12
- Vehicle Speed Control12
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 Kia Spectra peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 24. 30% 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 Spectra drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Kia Spectra year in the same window: 4th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 152 complaints about the 2007 Kia Spectra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Spectra by model year
Other 2007 Kia models
Newest record on this page: January 22, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted