KIA FORTE Recall Check

Recall #:

23V649000

Recall Date:

2023-09-22

Component(s):

SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Forte vehicles. The right front lower control arm may have been improperly welded, which can cause it to fail.

Recall #:

22V906000

Recall Date:

2022-12-09

Component(s):

STEERING: LINKAGES: KNUCKLE: SPINDLE: ARM

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Forte vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the front left steering knuckle may crack, which can result in a loss of steering control.

Recall #:

22V304000

Recall Date:

2022-05-06

Component(s):

STEERING: COLUMN

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rio and Forte vehicles. A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.

Recall #:

22V304000

Recall Date:

2022-05-06

Component(s):

STEERING: COLUMN

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rio and Forte vehicles. A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.

Recall #:

21V164000

Recall Date:

2021-03-12

Component(s):

AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte vehicles. The Occupant Classification and Detection System (OCS/ODS) unit may not detect the presence of a child restraint system in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Recall #:

21V164000

Recall Date:

2021-03-12

Component(s):

AIR BAGS: SENSOR: OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION: FRONT PASSENGER

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021 Telluride, K5, and Forte vehicles. The Occupant Classification and Detection System (OCS/ODS) unit may not detect the presence of a child restraint system in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Recall #:

20V459000

Recall Date:

2020-08-06

Component(s):

POWER TRAIN: AXLE ASSEMBLY: AXLE SHAFT

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Forte vehicles. The left front axle driveshaft may not have been heat-treated, which can cause it to break.

Recall #:

18V771000

Recall Date:

2018-11-05

Component(s):

EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2019 Kia Forte vehicles equipped with LED headlights. The headlights may not have been manufactured with the correct low beam aiming. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Recall #:

21V260000

Recall Date:

2021-04-14

Component(s):

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE: OIL/LUBRICATION: PUMP

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Forte vehicles equipped with a 2.0L Nu MPI engine. Foreign particles may stick inside the oil pump, which may cause an oil pump failure and engine damage.

Recall #:

21V622000

Recall Date:

2021-08-10

Component(s):

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: TRUNK LID: LATCH

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Forte 4-door, Forte Koup 2-door, and 2018-2019 Rio 4-door vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 401, "Internal Trunk Release."