NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Rondo Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Kia Rondo, across 5 model years from 2007 to 2011. The 2008 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2011 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2008
- Owner complaints
- 297
2007–2011, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 297 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Rondo across 5 model years; the most, 117, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 33 of the Kia Rondo complaints (11%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Kia Rondo model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 50 complaints), then the engine (42).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Rondo in 2015: 43, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Rondo is exterior lighting: brake lights: switch, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Rondo recall, 23V652000, was reported on September 25, 2023 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
Kia Rondo years to avoid
Too few Kia Rondo model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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 Rondo years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Rondo
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH5
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE2
Kia Rondo model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Rondo recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V652000September 25, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2010–2011 | fire and injurypark outside | 1,730,192 |
| 13V114000April 1, 2013 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2007–2010 | crash | 980,377 |
| 12V014000January 17, 2012 | air bags: frontal | 2007–2008 | crash and injury | 145,755 |
| 09V130000April 17, 2009 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2007 | crash | 139,844 |
| 08V459000September 11, 2008 | fuel system, gasoline: storage | 2008–2009 | crash | 6,680 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Rondo. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: November 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted