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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Kia Niro Hybrid Recalls

The 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
19

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid

Steering: electric power assist system

Campaign
17V159000
Reported
March 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 135
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid

17V159000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Kia Niro Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid, the newest on June 28, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (16%), followed by the power train (16%) and the service brakes (16%).

The 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid's only recall does not concern the engine.

Where 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 1,740 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Engine3
  • Power Train3
  • Service Brakes3
  • Structure3
  • Vehicle Speed Control3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20177
20186
20194
20201
20211

Complaints about the 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 7. 95% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

The 19 complaints about the 2017 Kia Niro Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2017 Kia models

Newest record on this page: June 28, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted