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Kia Forte Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 18 recall campaigns for the Kia Forte, across 13 model years from 2010 to 2023. The 2013 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Kia Forte years to avoid by our method: 2017 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
13

2010–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
18
Most recalls
2013

5 recalls

Owner complaints
2,560

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,560 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Forte across 16 model years; the most, 444, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 236 of the Kia Forte complaints (9%) and a fire on 140.

Across all Kia Forte model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 1,130 complaints), then the electrical system (325).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Forte in 2021: 324, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Kia Forte is air bags: air bag/restraint control module, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Kia Forte recall, 24V244000, was reported on April 1, 2024 and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2020 Kia Forte, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Kia Forte years to avoid

The 2017 Kia Forte stands out most: 99 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 48% of them naming the engine.

The best-measured Kia Forte years are 2022 (0.4×), 2013 (0.6×) and 2011 (0.7×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Kia Forte, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2024026—not ranked
2023366—not ranked
202212820
0.4×
202126949
1.2×
202007836
1.0×
2019214983
1.9×
2018313643
1.0×
2017avoid330599
2.1×
2016113652
1.1×
2015126038
0.9×
2014344462
1.3×
2013519529
0.6×
2012429234
0.9×
2011315425
0.7×
2010322149
1.3×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Forte years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Kia Forte

  • AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE5
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE4
  • ENGINE4
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES3
  • AIR BAGS2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMP2
  • STEERING:COLUMN2
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM2
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT1

Kia Forte model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Kia Forte recall campaign (18)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Kia Forte, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V244000April 1, 2024suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2023crashdo not drive215
23V652000September 25, 2023service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2010–2013fire and injurypark outside1,730,192
23V649000September 22, 2023suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2023crashdo not drive3,866
22V906000December 8, 2022steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm2023crash939
22V304000May 5, 2022steering: column2021–2022crash30
22V031000January 25, 2022air bags2017–2018crash and injury410,619
21V622000August 9, 2021latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch2016–2018injury253,074
21V260000April 13, 2021engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump2017–2018crash4,069
21V164000March 11, 2021air bags: air bag/restraint control module2021crash and injury142
20V750000December 2, 2020engine2012–2015fire and injury294,756
20V459000August 5, 2020power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2019crash834
18V771000October 31, 2018exterior lighting: headlights2019crash1,754
18V363000June 1, 2018air bags: air bag/restraint control module2010–2013crash and injury507,587
17V773000December 1, 2017service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2012–2014crash134,366
16V312000May 17, 2016seat belts: front: retractor2013crash and injury5,245
16V070000February 5, 2016power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines2011crash10,240
15V015000January 16, 2015electrical system2014fire86,880
13V114000April 1, 2013exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2010crash980,377

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Forte. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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