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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Kia Sorento Recalls

The 2010 Kia Sorento has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Kia Sorento. 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
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2010 Kia Sorento, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2010 Kia Sorento

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, 2011 Sorento, 8 other models

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

Equipment

Campaign
11E041000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011 Sorento, 1 other model

11E041000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Kia Sorento complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2010 Kia Sorento, the newest on April 12, 2016. Of these, 2 describe a crash (67%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2010 Kia Sorento, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the engine (33%) and the suspension (33%).

None of the 2010 Kia Sorento's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags1
  • Engine1
  • Suspension1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Kia Sorento received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20132
20161

Complaints about the 2010 Kia Sorento peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 2. 67% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2010 Kia Sorento are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Kia Sorento by model year

Other 2010 Kia models

Newest record on this page: April 12, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted