2007 Kia RIO: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2007 Kia RIO. The campaign is 12V244000. NHTSA received the report on 31 May 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive. NHTSA has 46 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 12V244000, in the NHTSA record
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ocs seat sensor mat, free of charge. The recall began on july 26, 2012. Owners may contact kia consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 72,568 units in total.
12V244000Received . 72,568 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Kia is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 rio vehicles, manufactured from february 20, 2005, through december 9, 2007. The front passenger seat occupant sensor mat can experience fatigue cracking. If sufficient cracking occurs, the occupant classification system (ocs) will cease to function such that the system will not be able to detect whether a child passenger is in the seat and the airbag will deploy during a crash necessitating deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ocs seat sensor mat, free of charge. The recall began on july 26, 2012. Owners may contact kia consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.
Report filed by KIA MOTORS CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number SC097. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
46 complaints, 64 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2007 Kia RIO
- All 2007 vehicles
| Component | 2007 RIO | All 2007 vehicles | RIO, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 328.1 | 143.3 | 150.6 | 21 |
| Electrical System | 140.6 | 107.2 | 88 | 9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 78.1 | 23.5 | 73.7 | 5 |
| Power Train | 46.9 | 84.8 | 53.9 | 3 |
| Exterior Lighting | 46.9 | 38.1 | 17.6 | 3 |
| Seats | 46.9 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 3 |
| Service Brakes | 46.9 | 35.9 | 24.7 | 3 |
| Steering | 31.3 | 74.2 | 30.2 | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 31.3 | 38.7 | 89.1 | 2 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 31.3 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 11
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Jul 2024
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2007 Kia RIOThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2007 Kia RIO: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/rio/2007/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2007 Kia RIO?
- 72,568 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kia RIO have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Kia RIO, model years 2000 to 2023. 1 of them names the 2007 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2007 Kia RIO name most often?
- Air Bags: 21 of 64 component mentions, or 328.1 per 1,000. For all 2007 vehicles the figure is 143.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Kia RIO open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.