Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Kia forte has 8 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
8
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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STEERING:COLUMN
Kia 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 ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2025 | STEERING | Component/System Involved: Electric Power Steering (EPS) – specifically, a potential malfunction wit... |
| Feb 3, 2024 | STEERING | The electric steering column motor has worn parts causing the steering wheel to make a rubbing noise... |
| Jan 24, 2024 | STEERING | There is loud sound associated with the steering column! It has locked on me before and wouldn’t all... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | STEERING,ENGINE | Transmission overheating and dragging… weird smell and noise and scrubbing sound when turning the st... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I am so sadden and broke. My Kia 2021 Forte was stollen.The car has just about 8k miles. The thieves... |
| Aug 3, 2022 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | My main issue is concerning a critical design flaw that has been found due to a social media challen... |
| Nov 29, 2021 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | I have noticed recently that the car keeps all of a sudden pulling to the right and I have not had t... |
| Sep 13, 2021 | STEERING | while coming to a stop, the passenger side front wheel locked up forcing the car into a sharp right ... |