NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Kia Rio Recalls
The 2020 Kia Rio has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 1, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 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
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2020 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 2020 Kia Rio
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 21V936000
- Reported
- December 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Rio
2020 Kia Rio complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2020 Kia Rio, the newest on August 30, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (11%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 1 injury and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2020 Kia Rio, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the engine (19%) and the power train (19%).
The 2020 Kia Rio's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other8
- Electrical System5
- Engine5
- Power Train5
- Steering4
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2020 Kia Rio peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 8. 74% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Kia Rio drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Kia Rio year in the same window: 6th highest of the 19 ranked years.
The 27 complaints about the 2020 Kia Rio are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Rio by model year
Other 2020 Kia models
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted