3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2023 Kia Forte. 2 carry a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Kia dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2023 Kia Forte. Check your Forte by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Kia Forte, reporting 11 crashes, 4 fires, 5 injuries, 1 deaths. Kia has issued at least 46 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Kia Forte. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Unknown. During a basic collision Avoidance maneuver performed by myself on the highway at speed of aprox 60MPH the steering suddenly became non-responsive, resulting in my inability to maintain directional control and cause a collision.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11762477
“I was driving home, on my way while driving I approached a curve on my way around the curve my vehicle continued to accelerate to the right as I was going around the curve.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11740816
“I was driving in a road, when a female deer appeared out of the trees and bushes from the right shoulder of the road. I tried not to hit it but but the deer got in my way. I hit the deer and quickly moved over to the right shoulder.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11740134
“Backing out of a driveway that had a mud hole. Car got turned and stuck in the mud. We were trying to push it out and then it started smoking under the drivers tires and then we heard a pop. Next thing the undercarriage is on fire and we got away.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11724342
“My son was in a car accident in my car January 1 at none of the Air bags went off. Not one there is a police report and I have pictures. Its a 2023 kia forte”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11718865
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2023 Kia Forte is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Kia dealer.