NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Spectra Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Kia Spectra, across 4 model years from 2004 to 2007. The 2005 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (1).
No Kia Spectra model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2003, is at 1.4×.
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 2
- Most recalls
- 2005
- Owner complaints
- 906
2004–2007, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 906 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Spectra across 10 model years; the most, 152, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 184 of the Kia Spectra complaints (20%) and a fire on 19.
Across all Kia Spectra model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 359 complaints), then the electrical system (72).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Spectra in 2015: 85, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Spectra is fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Kia Spectra recall, 11V256000, was reported on April 25, 2011 and concerns the fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting.
Kia Spectra years to avoid
The best-measured Kia Spectra years are 2000 (0.3×), 2001 (0.6×) and 2008 (0.8×).
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 Spectra years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Spectra
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING4
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
Kia Spectra model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Spectra recall campaign (2)
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Spectra. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted