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Year · Make · Model

2019 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.

1
Open recalls
20
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
58
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

20 filed
4
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    7
  • Engine
    6
  • AIR Bags
    3
  • Steering
    2
  • Power Train
    2
  • Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
    1
  • Service Brakes
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
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.

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