NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Kia Forte Recalls
The 2010 Kia Forte has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Kia Forte. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 221
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Kia Forte, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 Kia Forte
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V652000
- Reported
- September 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,730,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Forte, 11 other models
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 18V363000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 507,587
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Forte, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V114000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 980,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
2010 Kia Forte complaints by year
NHTSA has received 221 owner complaints about the 2010 Kia Forte, the newest on June 29, 2026. Of these, 21 describe a crash (10%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2010 Kia Forte, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the power train (10%).
1 of the 2010 Kia Forte's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2010 Kia Forte owners gave the mileage (153 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine74
- Air Bags41
- Power Train23
- Tires23
- Electrical System19
- Service Brakes17
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 22 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2010 Kia Forte peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 25. 22% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Kia Forte drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Kia Forte year in the same window: 4th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 221 complaints about the 2010 Kia Forte are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Forte by model year
Other 2010 Kia models
Newest record on this page: June 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted