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Year · Make · Model

2018 KIA Forte

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
134
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
99
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

134 filed
13
Crashes
3
Fires
9
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    57
  • Unknown OR Other
    30
  • AIR Bags
    16
  • Electrical System
    14
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    9
  • Power Train
    8
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    7
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    7

Recalls

3 campaigns
22V031000·AIR BAGS2022-01-25

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and damage the electrical circuit. Circuit damage may result in deactivated air bags that will not deploy in a crash.

RiskAir bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

FixDealers will inspect the ACU, and either update the software or replace the unit, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC226.

21V622000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH2021-08-09

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."

RiskA person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.

FixDealers will replace the trunk latch assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC216.

21V260000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMP2021-04-13

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.

RiskA damaged engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixKia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil pan, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 16, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC210.

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