NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Kia Forte Koup Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- 16
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2011–2012 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 2012, 2014–2015 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 2011–2012 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 2012, 2014 Forte Koup, 1 other model
2013 Kia Forte Koup complaints by year
NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2013 Kia Forte Koup, the newest on July 10, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2013 Kia Forte Koup, the component group named most often is the engine (75%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the electrical system (13%).
1 of the 2013 Kia Forte Koup's 4 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Kia Forte Koup owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine12
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
- Seat Belts2
- Exterior Lighting1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2013 Kia Forte Koup peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 8. 0% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 16 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 Kia models
Newest record on this page: September 25, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted