Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Kia Rio has 22 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
22
Complaints
0
Recalls
26
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 KIA RIO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END ... |
| Aug 8, 2008 | AIR BAGS | GOING AT 80KM AN HOUR IN PEAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY I REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR AND M... |
| Nov 5, 2007 | AIR BAGS | OUR KIA RIO WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHERE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT OVER 40 MIL... |
| Nov 23, 2005 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | HIT DEER AT 55 MPH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING HEAD TO HIT STEERING WH... |
| Jul 19, 2005 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 360 IN GRAND PRAIRIE TEXAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND AN OTHER VEHI... |
| Jun 23, 2005 | AIR BAGS | I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 KIA RIO ON MY LUNCH BREAK GOING TO MY HOME. A YOUNG LADY PULLED OUT IN FRONT O... |
| Dec 16, 2004 | AIR BAGS | THE KIA RIO WAS STOPPED BEHIND A MINIVAN WHEN IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER MINIVAN TRAVELLING A... |
| Sep 9, 2004 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED CORRECT THE VEHICLE A... |
| Jul 14, 2004 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA RIO CINCO. ON JULY 14, 2004, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE R... |
| Jan 8, 2004 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A RE... |
| Sep 1, 2003 | AIR BAGS | FAXED FOIA REQUEST A COPY OF THE ENTIRE FILE FROM THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED DEFECT RE... |
| Jun 21, 2003 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT COLLISION WHILE DRIVING. *JB |
| Jun 2, 2003 | AIR BAGS | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *SCC *JB |
| May 30, 2003 | AIR BAGS | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *A... |
| May 8, 2003 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | WHILE DRIVING AT 65/70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS FAI... |
| Feb 1, 2003 | AIR BAGS | DT:THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. T... |
| Jan 24, 2003 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 35MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. D... |
| Jan 6, 2003 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT JAMMED SO TIGHT THAT THE PLASTIC AROUND IT SHATTERED AND PIECES HIT THE DRIV... |
| Dec 6, 2002 | AIR BAGS | VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ... |
| Nov 9, 2002 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT HITTING A DEER. AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, NOR SEAT BELTS... |