Recall Register

2007 Kia Rondo: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2007 Kia Rondo. The newest campaign is 13V114000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Apr 2013. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 30 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 13V114000, in the NHTSA record

Kia will send an interim notification to owners in May 2013. When parts are available, owners will receive a second notification and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall campaign number is SC098.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,265,976 units in total.

  1. 13V114000Received . 980,377 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of PARK without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kia will send an interim notification to owners in May 2013. When parts are available, owners will receive a second notification and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall campaign number is SC098.

    Report filed by Kia Motors Corporation. Manufacturer campaign number SC098. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 12V014000Received . 145,755 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kia motors america, INC. (kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 kia optima vehicles manufactured from september 29, 2005, through january 29, 2008, and model year 2007 and 2008 kia rondo vehicles manufactured from september 13, 2006, through march 21, 2008. The clock spring contact assembly for the driver's side air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) may become damaged through usage over time. If the clock spring contact assembly becomes damaged, the driver's air bag electrical circuit will experience a high resistance condition potentially causing the driver's air bag to not deploy.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the clock spring develops high resistance, in the event of a crash, the drivers air bag will not deploy and will not be able to properly protect the driver, increasing the risk of injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the vehicle's air bag clock spring contact assembly, free of charge. The safety recall began on july 11, 2012. Owners may contact kia customer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.

    Report filed by KIA MOTORS CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number SC094. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 09V130000Received . 139,844 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Huyndai-kia is recalling 139,844 my 2006-2007- sedona, sportage, sorento and my rondo and amanti vehicles. The stop lamp switch in the affected vehicles may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause the brake lights to remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released. A stop lamp switch malfunction may also affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature so the transmission shifter would not be able to be shifted out of the park position. It may also cause the electronic stability control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate, and it may not deactivate the cruise control when the brake pedal is depressed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Any of these malfunctions, alone or in combination, may lead to a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The recall began on june 17, 2009. Owners may contact kia's consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.

    Report filed by KIA MOTORS CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number SC077. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

30 complaints, 48 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2007 Kia Rondo: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Air Bags7
Exterior Lighting5
Electrical System5
Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Seat Belts4
Fuel System, Gasoline4
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)4
Tires3
Parking Brake2
Suspension2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash
7
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
8
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
9 Sep 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2007 Kia Rondo, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 14 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2007 Kia Rondo
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP22003Defect petitionLoss of Motive PowerEngine12 Sep 202212 Dec 2023

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. 20073
  2. 20083
  3. 20092
  4. 20102
  5. 20111

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. 2007 Kia Rondo: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/rondo/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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 Rondo?
1,265,976 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 Rondo have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Kia Rondo, model years 2007 to 2011. 3 of them name the 2007 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2007 Kia Rondo name most often?
Air Bags: 7 of 48 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Kia Rondo open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.