1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2013 Kia Rio. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 153 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 2013 Kia Rio. Check your Rio 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 153 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Kia Rio, reporting 8 crashes, 18 fires, 8 injuries. Kia has issued at least 133 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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 153 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Kia Rio. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact called on behalf of her mother, who owned a 2013 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while the contact's mother was approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle stalled. The contact's mother noticed smoke coming from under the hood.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11732377
“Was sleeping and heard a pop looked and there was a fire under the hood tried to extinguish it got it outside on the road, and it burned to the ground basically”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11726820
“On July 17, 2025, shortly before 4am, my son's 2013 Kia Rio caught fire, while sitting in the driveway turned off, and was totally destroyed. The car was parked in the driveway at his house and there were not any warning signs before it happened.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11684896
“Fire under the hood. It's available for inspection. I opened the hood after seeing smoke and the fire blew up but I wasn't hurt. The fire department put the fire out and wrote report. I called my insurance company and got a claim for it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11553660
“Question answers in order: INCIDENT DATE/LOCATION: July 28, 2023 Glastonbury, CT 1. UNKNOWN which component or system failed/malfunctioned. Fire began under hood of vehicle. Vehicle is a total loss. Vehicle has been released to Copart in New Britain, CT. 2. The car caught on fire while I was inside.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11538827
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Kia Rio 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.