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Year · Make · Model

2001 KIA RIO

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
223
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
21
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

223 filed
21
Crashes
14
Fires
12
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    20
  • Unknown OR Other
    19
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    17
  • AIR Bags
    17
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    16
  • Wheels
    14
  • WHEELS:RIM
    13
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    13

Recalls

3 campaigns
05V159000·WHEELS2005-04-20

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT COULD CAUSE THE WHEELS TO CRACK UNDER LONG TERM DRIVING FATIGUE. IF CRACKS OCCUR, WHEEL NOISE AND VIBRATION WILL RESULT AND BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME.

RiskIF THE CRACK IS SEVERE, THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

04V179000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2004-04-09

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL INTAKE NIPPLE OF THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR IS SUBJECT TO FRACTURE OR CRACKING DURING REMOVAL OF THE QUICK CONNECT COUPLING SECURING THE MAIN FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL INTAKE NIPPLE, OR WHEN FORCE IS ACCIDENTALLY APPLIED TO THE INTAKE NIPPLE DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS OR DURING ENGINE COMPARTMENT REPAIRS.

RiskFUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND MAIN FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 18, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

03V352000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2003-09-24

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUEL LEAKS MAY DEVELOP AT THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF QUALITY DEVIATIONS.

RiskFUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND FUEL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

NHTSA investigations

17 actions
EA04020·WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER2004-07-22 → 2005-04-28

STEEL WHEEL FRACTURE

Led to recall05V159000

EA04020·WHEELS2004-07-22 → 2005-04-28

STEEL WHEEL FRACTURE

Led to recall05V159000

PE04030·WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER2004-03-24 → 2004-07-22

STEEL WHEEL FRACTURE

PE04030·WHEELS2004-03-24 → 2004-07-22

STEEL WHEEL FRACTURE

EA03015·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2003-08-28 → 2004-04-30

FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE

Led to recall03V352000

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