NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Kia Sportage Recalls
The 2010 Kia Sportage has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Kia Sportage. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 20
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Kia Sportage, 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 Sportage
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 Sportage, 11 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 2007–2009, 2011 Sportage, 8 other models
2010 Kia Sportage complaints by year
NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2010 Kia Sportage, the newest on May 24, 2024. Of these, 3 describe a crash (15%); owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2010 Kia Sportage, the component group named most often is the air bags (20%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (20%) and the seat belts (15%).
1 of the 2010 Kia Sportage's 2 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2010 Kia Sportage owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 69,594 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
- Seat Belts3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Engine2
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2010 Kia Sportage peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 7. 15% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 20 complaints about the 2010 Kia Sportage are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Sportage by model year
Other 2010 Kia models
Newest record on this page: May 24, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted