2010 KIA FORTE Recall Check

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NHTSA Safety Recall Results for 2010 KIA FORTE

Recall #:: 13V114000
Recall Date:: 2013-04-01
Component(s):: EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH

Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Recall #:: 18V363000
Recall Date:: 2018-06-05
Component(s):: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Kia Forte, Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Kia Optima and 2011-2012 Kia Optima Hybrid and Sedona vehicles. In the event of a crash, the air bag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing the frontal air bags and seat belt pretensioners from deploying.

Recall #:: 23V652000
Recall Date:: 2023-09-26
Component(s):: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.

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KIA FORTE 2010 Market Price Analysis

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KIA FORTE 2010 Ownership Cost

Title	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Total for 5 years
Depreciation	Year 1 $517	Year 2 $477	Year 3 $438	Year 4 $398	Year 5 $358	Total for 5 years: $2,188
Insurance	Year 1 $1,451	Year 2 $1,502	Year 3 $1,554	Year 4 $1,609	Year 5 $1,665	Total for 5 years: $7,781
Fuel	Year 1 $1,322	Year 2 $1,362	Year 3 $1,409	Year 4 $1,466	Year 5 $1,532	Total for 5 years: $7,091
Maintenance	Year 1 $2,763	Year 2 $1,633	Year 3 $822	Year 4 $370	Year 5 $2,291	Total for 5 years: $7,879
Repair	Year 1 $1,167	Year 2 $1,290	Year 3 $1,473	Year 4 $1,590	Year 5 $1,816	Total for 5 years: $7,336
Taxes & Fees	Year 1 $331	Year 2 $38	Year 3 $48	Year 4 $31	Year 5 $43	Total for 5 years: $491