Safety Gate
3Known campaigns in this source
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Kia Rio: recalls and safety signals
Understand the recalls.
Known and open recall campaigns for the Kia Rio, from EU market registers. Explore each source, check production dates and confirm what applies to the specific car.
EU market registersModel-level evidenceSources reported separately
A view across the registers
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KBA register
6Known campaigns in this source
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19.9%Share of registered cars with an open recall
View fleet contextA campaign can appear in more than one register. These figures are advisory, not a per-VIN recall check.
RDW NL open-recall prevalence
In the Dutch RDW register, 19.9% of the 38,672 registered Kia Rio cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 4 Oct 2026. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.
EU Safety Gate campaigns
The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 3 logged for this model.
- 14 Feb 2025 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00584/25. Due to an internal leak of brake fluid, a short circuit can occur in the electrical circuit for the ABS/ESC (Anti-lock Braking System / Electronic Stability Control) system. This can lead to an increase in current and overheating in the fuse box, increasing the risk of the engine catching fire…
- 10 Jan 2025 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00015/25. Due to a brake fluid leak, an electrical short circuit can occur during vehicle operation. This can cause an electrical overload in the ABS module, leading the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU), to remain live even when the vehicle is switched off. If moisture enters the HECU, an electrical…
- 11 May 2018 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/0653/18. The cable length of the rear door lock assemblies may be incorrect. Although appearing to engage, the child lock may not engage.
KBA (Germany) campaigns
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 6 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.
- 20 Feb 2025 Ref 14621R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 28.10.2009 - 26.09.2011. Original source text (German)
- 20 Feb 2025 Ref 14564R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 15.12.2010 - 31.03.2017. Original source text (German)
- 26 Apr 2022 Ref 11752 Risk: Fertigungsabweichungen können zu Schäden am Airbagsteuermodul führen. In der Folge leuchtet die Warnleuchte auf und bei einem Aufprall entfalten sich die Airbags ggf. nicht.. Production: 2016 - 2019. Original source text (German)
- 23 May 2018 Ref 7863 Risk: Die Kindersicherung der hinteren Türen ist ggf. nicht aktiviert, obwohl der Indikator die Aktivierung anzeigt.. Production: 2017 - 2017. Original source text (German)
- 1 Jan 2008 Ref 1743 Risk: Die Radschüssel kann Anrisse bekommen.. Production: 2000 - 2000. Original source text (German)
- 1 Jan 2008 Ref 0907 Risk: Rissbildung im Kraftstoffverteilerrohr führt zu Kraftstoffverlust und zum möglichen Fahrzeugbrand. Production: 2000 - 2004. Original source text (German)
How this compares
Each register is compared on its own with the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for; the registers are never combined into one score. Its 3 EU Safety Gate campaigns are fewer than the median of 17 for this set. Its 6 KBA campaigns are fewer than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is more than the 5.7% median.
Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.
Typical mileage for the Kia Rio
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