NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Kia Forte Recalls
The 2023 Kia Forte has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Kia Forte. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 66
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Kia Forte, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2023 Kia Forte
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 24V244000
- Reported
- April 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Kia Forte
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 23V649000
- Reported
- September 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,866
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Kia Forte
Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm
- Campaign
- 22V906000
- Reported
- December 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 939
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Kia Forte
2023 Kia Forte complaints by year
NHTSA has received 66 owner complaints about the 2023 Kia Forte, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (17%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2023 Kia Forte, the component group named most often is the steering (23%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the forward collision avoidance (15%).
1 of the 2023 Kia Forte's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering15
- Electrical System11
- Forward Collision Avoidance10
- Engine9
- Power Train8
- Suspension8
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2023 Kia Forte peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 18.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Kia Forte years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 66 complaints about the 2023 Kia Forte are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Kia Forte by model year
Other 2023 Kia models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted