NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Niro Hybrid Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Kia Niro Hybrid, across 1 model year from 2017 to 2017.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2017
- Owner complaints
- 19
2017–2017, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Niro Hybrid across 1 model year; the most, 19, concern the 2017.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Kia Niro Hybrid complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Kia Niro Hybrid model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 3 complaints), then the power train (3).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Niro Hybrid in 2017: 7, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Niro Hybrid is steering: electric power assist system, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Kia Niro Hybrid recall, 17V159000, was reported on March 10, 2017 and concerns the steering: electric power assist system.
Kia Niro Hybrid years to avoid
Too few Kia Niro Hybrid model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 19 | 18 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Niro Hybrid years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Niro Hybrid
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
Kia Niro Hybrid model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Niro Hybrid recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17V159000March 10, 2017 | steering: electric power assist system | 2017 | crash | 135 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Niro Hybrid. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 28, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted