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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Kia Rondo Recalls

The 2009 Kia Rondo has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Kia Rondo. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
72

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 Kia Rondo, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2009 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 2007–2008, 2010 Rondo, 8 other models

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

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Campaign
08V459000
Reported
September 11, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 6,680
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2008 Rondo

08V459000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Kia Rondo complaints by year

NHTSA has received 72 owner complaints about the 2009 Kia Rondo, the newest on October 23, 2023. Of these, 5 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2009 Kia Rondo, the component group named most often is the steering (43%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the electrical system (14%).

None of the 2009 Kia Rondo's 2 recalls concerns the steering.

Where 2009 Kia Rondo owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 84,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering31
  • Air Bags14
  • Electrical System10
  • Service Brakes9
  • Engine6
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Kia Rondo received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20093
20102
20112
20122
20132
20149
201512
20165
201711
20185
201910
20203
20211
20222
20233

Complaints about the 2009 Kia Rondo peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 12. 13% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 72 complaints about the 2009 Kia Rondo are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Kia Rondo by model year

Other 2009 Kia models

Newest record on this page: October 23, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted