NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Forte Koup Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Kia Forte Koup, across 5 model years from 2011 to 2015. The 2013 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2013
- Owner complaints
- 52
2011–2015, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Forte Koup across 6 model years; the most, 16, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Kia Forte Koup complaints (2%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Kia Forte Koup model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 37 complaints), then the electrical system (5).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Forte Koup in 2018: 24, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Forte Koup is engine, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Forte Koup recall, 23V652000, was reported on September 25, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
Kia Forte Koup years to avoid
Too few Kia Forte Koup model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Forte Koup years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Forte Koup
- ENGINE4
- AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES3
Kia Forte Koup model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Forte Koup recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V652000September 25, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2011–2013 | fire and injurypark outside | 1,730,192 |
| 20V750000December 2, 2020 | engine | 2012–2015 | fire and injury | 294,756 |
| 18V363000June 1, 2018 | air bags: air bag/restraint control module | 2011–2013 | crash and injury | 507,587 |
| 17V773000December 1, 2017 | service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 2012–2014 | crash | 134,366 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Forte Koup. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted