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2017 Kia Forte: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2017 Kia Forte. The newest campaign is 22V031000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Jan 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V031000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers 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.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 667,762 units in total.

  1. 22V031000Received . 410,619 units.

    Air Bags

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers 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.

    Report filed by Kia Motors America. Manufacturer campaign number SC226. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 21V622000Received . 253,074 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Trunk Lid / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers 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.

    Report filed by Kia Motors America. Manufacturer campaign number SC216. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 21V260000Received . 4,069 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Oil/Lubrication / Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A damaged engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kia 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.

    Report filed by Kia Motors America. Manufacturer campaign number SC210. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20103
  2. 20113
  3. 20124
  4. 20135
  5. 20143
  6. 20151
  7. 20161
  8. 20173
  9. 20183
  10. 20192
  11. 20212
  12. 20221
  13. 20233

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Kia Forte: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/forte/2017/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Kia Motors America

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Kia Forte?
667,762 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Kia Forte have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Kia Forte, model years 2010 to 2023. 3 of them name the 2017 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Kia Forte open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.