NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Kia Rio Recalls
The 2018 Kia Rio has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 9, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Kia Rio. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 28
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2018 Kia Rio, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2018 Kia Rio
Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch
- Campaign
- 21V622000
- Reported
- August 9, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 253,074
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 401, interior trunk release
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Rio, 1 other model
2018 Kia Rio complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2018 Kia Rio, the newest on August 5, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (11%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the engine (54%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the electrical system (18%).
The 2018 Kia Rio's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine15
- Air Bags5
- Electrical System5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Exterior Lighting2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2018 Kia Rio peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 6. 21% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 28 complaints about the 2018 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rio by model year
Other 2018 Kia models
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted