1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2014 Kia Rio. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 52 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 2014 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 52 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Kia Rio, reporting 7 crashes, 8 fires, 4 injuries. Kia has issued at least 102 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 52 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Kia Rio. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Webwas deiving down the road and flames started shooting from underneath the hood we stopped car jumped out and looked back an whole front of car was on fire it burnt most of car”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11755573
“The contact owned a 2014 Kia Rio. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic).”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11592161
“While driving the car caught fire. A Cause & Origin inspection was performed and there is a hole in the engine block consistent with other known KIA recalls. Georgia Farm Bureau insurance claim number PA000000314316”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11473317
“I WAS DRIVING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO WORK AND I NOTICE MY CAR WAS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND I STARTED TO PULL OVER AND ONCE I DID I REALIZE MY CAR WAS ON FIRE UP UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE A 2014 KIA RIO”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11354799
“I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 KIA RIO TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 7 AM THIS MORNING WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS UNTIL HALFWAY TO WORK WHICH WOULD BE APPROX. 30 MILES INTO MY 52 MILE DRIVE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11329676
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2014 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.