NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Kia Niro Recalls
The 2021 Kia Niro has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 31, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Kia Niro. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 9
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 Kia Niro, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2021 Kia Niro
Power train: automatic transmission: internal: clutches/bands: actuators/solenoids
- Campaign
- 23V534000
- Reported
- July 31, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 121,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Niro, 1 other model
2021 Kia Niro complaints by year
NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2021 Kia Niro, the newest on April 13, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Kia Niro, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the engine (22%).
The 2021 Kia Niro's only recall also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train3
- Electrical System2
- Engine2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Vehicle Speed Control1
- Visibility1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2021 Kia Niro peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 3. 67% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 9 complaints about the 2021 Kia Niro are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Niro by model year
Other 2021 Kia models
Newest record on this page: April 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted