NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Kia Rondo Recalls
The 2008 Kia Rondo has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Kia Rondo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 97
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Kia Rondo, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 Kia Rondo
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, 2009–2010 Rondo, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 12V014000
- Reported
- January 17, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 145,755
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Rondo, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 08V459000
- Reported
- September 11, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,680
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Rondo
2008 Kia Rondo complaints by year
NHTSA has received 97 owner complaints about the 2008 Kia Rondo, the newest on November 17, 2023. Of these, 14 describe a crash (14%); owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Kia Rondo, the component group named most often is the air bags (19%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (16%) and the engine (11%).
1 of the 2008 Kia Rondo's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2008 Kia Rondo owners gave the mileage (84 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags18
- Fuel/Propulsion System16
- Engine11
- Structure11
- Vehicle Speed Control11
- Suspension10
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Kia Rondo peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 13. 24% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 97 complaints about the 2008 Kia Rondo are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rondo by model year
Other 2008 Kia models
Newest record on this page: November 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted