Vehicle profile
2023 Kia Forte 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
3 federal recall campaigns.
23V649000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARMKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Forte vehicles. The right front lower control arm may have been improperly welded, which can cause it to fail.
Consequence: Front lower control arm failure can cause a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Dealers will replace the right front lower control arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 2023. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC283.
22/09/2023
22V906000
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARMKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Forte vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the front left steering knuckle may crack, which can result in a loss of steering control.
Consequence: A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the front left steering knuckle, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 12, 2023. Owner may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC259.
08/12/2022
24V244000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARMKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023 Forte vehicles. The right front lower control arm may have been improperly welded, which can cause it to fail.
Consequence: Front lower control arm failure can cause a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Dealers will replace the right front lower control arm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 17, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC306. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 23V-649.
01/04/2024
Built with CarVector
One call. The same data you just read.
The page above isn't marketing — it's the API response, rendered. Here's the exact JSON your code receives for this vehicle.
{
"id": "15ozd3hu3hlmoce",
"year": 2023,
"make": "Kia",
"model": "Forte",
"trim": "Forte",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 147,
"cylinders": 4,
"displacement_l": 2,
"transmission": null,
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Midsize Cars",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/2023/Kia/Forte/2023_Kia_Forte_685a1c6b_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 3
}Compare
Related vehicles in the catalog.
One key. Every vehicle.
The 2023 Kia Forte via the API.
12,000+ vehicles 1925–2029, federal recall data, OBD-II DTC reference — one API, one key. Free tier covers everything you need to evaluate the product.