- Vehicles
- 5,245
- Built between
- Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 July 2016
- Repaired
- 39%
- Unrepaired
- 2,296
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2012 and October 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013 Kia ForteBuilt September 2012 to October 2012
Repair progress
2,296 of 5,245 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.
39% repaired — 2,058 of 5,245 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 561
- Scrapped or exported
- 330
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2013 Forte vehicles manufactured September 10, 2012, to October 31, 2012. The screws that hold the front seatbelt retractor retaining plates may not have been properly tightened, and as a result, the seatbelt retractor retaining plates may break in a crash.
What could happen
If a retaining plate breaks during a crash, pieces of the plate could strike the occupants, increasing risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace both front seatbelt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2012 to October 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 May 2016
- Owners notified1 July 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 39% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 17 May 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. The recall began July 1, 2016. Kia's number for this recall is SC132.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SC132
- Recalling manufacturer
- Kia Motors America
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.