NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Kia Forte Recalls
The 2019 Kia Forte has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 5, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Kia Forte. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 149
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Kia Forte, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2019 Kia Forte
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 20V459000
- Reported
- August 5, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 834
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Kia Forte
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 18V771000
- Reported
- October 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,754
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Kia Forte
2019 Kia Forte complaints by year
NHTSA has received 149 owner complaints about the 2019 Kia Forte, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Kia Forte, the component group named most often is the power train (32%), followed by the engine (25%) and the electrical system (15%).
1 of the 2019 Kia Forte's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2019 Kia Forte owners gave the mileage (69 complaints), the median was 10,403 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train48
- Engine37
- Electrical System23
- Unknown Or Other22
- Forward Collision Avoidance17
- Exterior Lighting15
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 19 |
Complaints about the 2019 Kia Forte peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 27. 56% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Kia Forte drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Kia Forte year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 149 complaints about the 2019 Kia Forte are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Forte by model year
Other 2019 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted