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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 Kia Amanti Recalls

The 2008 Kia Amanti has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Kia Amanti. 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
25

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 Kia Amanti, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2008 Kia Amanti

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
13V114000
Reported
April 1, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 980,377
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007, 2009 Amanti, 8 other models

13V114000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 Kia Amanti complaints by year

NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2008 Kia Amanti, the newest on July 6, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2008 Kia Amanti, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the power train (12%).

The 2008 Kia Amanti's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Where 2008 Kia Amanti owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 43,118 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Electrical System7
  • Air Bags3
  • Power Train3
  • Suspension2
  • Visibility2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 Kia Amanti received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20091
20111
20124
20134
20141
201510
20181
20201
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2008 Kia Amanti peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 10. 8% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 25 complaints about the 2008 Kia Amanti are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Kia Amanti by model year

Other 2008 Kia models

Newest record on this page: July 6, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted