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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Kia Forte Koup Recalls

The 2011 Kia Forte Koup has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Kia Forte Koup. 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
8

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Kia Forte Koup, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2011 Kia Forte Koup

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 2012–2013 Forte Koup, 11 other models

23V652000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2012–2013 Forte Koup, 4 other models

18V363000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Kia Forte Koup complaints by year

NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2011 Kia Forte Koup, the newest on March 8, 2019.

In complaints about the 2011 Kia Forte Koup, the component group named most often is the engine (38%), followed by the vehicle speed control (25%) and the air bags (13%).

1 of the 2011 Kia Forte Koup's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine3
  • Vehicle Speed Control2
  • Air Bags1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Kia Forte Koup received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20175
20181
20192

Complaints about the 2011 Kia Forte Koup peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 5. 0% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 8 complaints about the 2011 Kia Forte Koup are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Kia Forte Koup by model year

Other 2011 Kia models

Newest record on this page: September 25, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted