NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Kia Forte Koup Recalls
The 2012 Kia Forte Koup has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Kia Forte Koup. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Kia Forte Koup, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 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 2011, 2013 Forte Koup, 11 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V750000
- Reported
- December 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 294,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Forte Koup, 5 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 Koup, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 17V773000
- Reported
- December 1, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 134,366
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 Forte Koup, 1 other model
2012 Kia Forte Koup complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2012 Kia Forte Koup, the newest on June 9, 2025.
In complaints about the 2012 Kia Forte Koup, the component group named most often is the engine (93%), followed by the air bags (7%) and the electrical system (7%).
1 of the 2012 Kia Forte Koup's 4 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Kia Forte Koup owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 84,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine13
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Power Train1
- Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Kia Forte Koup peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 10. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 14 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Kia models
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted