1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2022 Kia Rio. Owners have filed 11 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 2022 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 11 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Kia Rio, reporting 2 crashes, 1 injuries. Kia has issued at least 20 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 11 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Kia Rio. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“While attempting to raise the passenger side window slightly, the automatic window mechanism malfunctioned. Instead of stopping when lightly engaged, the window rolled all the way up and trapped my right wrist between the glass and the frame.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11683479
“The contact owns a 2022 Kia Rio. The contact stated that the rearview camera would intermittently turn on while driving at various speeds. The contact also stated that while in reverse(R), the camera would intermittently display a blank or distorted image.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11665837
“A deer ran out in front of me. I hit it head on. My hood unlatched and flew up and the hinges cut into the very top of the fenders. I don't think a hood is supposed to pop open like this.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11505599
“My ABS system goes in and out making my breaks really unsafe especially going downhill. Cruise control goes at whatever speed it wants. I set it for 73 on the interstate which has a speed limit of 70 and I look down and my car is SET to 73 BUT my actual gage is going up into the 80's!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11758462
“The contact owns a 2022 Kia Rio. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the contact heard an abnormally loud bang and believed that the vehicle had been struck in the rear by an object.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11723220
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2022 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.