Vehicle profile
2022 Kia Forte
Sedan · Midsize Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 147 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 2L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Midsize Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2022 Midsize Cars
- 0.48× the 2.1 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- STEERING — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2022 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
22V304000
STEERING:COLUMNKia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rio and Forte vehicles. A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.
Consequence: Loss of steering control can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will tighten the lower steering column u-joint retention bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall SC235.
2022-05-05
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