NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 Kia Forte Recalls
The 2022 Kia Forte has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 5, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Kia Forte. 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
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 Kia Forte, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2022 Kia Forte
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 22V304000
- Reported
- May 5, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Forte, 1 other model
2022 Kia Forte complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2022 Kia Forte, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2022 Kia Forte, the component group named most often is the engine (14%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (14%) and the steering (14%).
The 2022 Kia Forte's only recall also concerns the steering.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other9
- Engine4
- Forward Collision Avoidance4
- Steering4
- Electrical System3
- Suspension3
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2022 Kia Forte peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 8. 71% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Kia Forte drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Kia Forte year in the same window: 13th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2022 one of the three best-measured Kia Forte years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 28 complaints about the 2022 Kia Forte are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Forte by model year
Other 2022 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted