Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Kia Rio has 28 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Passenger air bag light on No accidents…. Light just recently turned on. |
| Jul 22, 2022 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was sitting behind a S.U.V . when it started to move i doubt if we were going 5 miles I slightly m... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Rio. The contact stated when he started the vehicle, he noticed that the... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The air bag light has come on and as I understand I am no longer protected in case of an accident.i ... |
| Oct 11, 2021 | AIR BAGS | air bag sensor showing up on dash as issue. |
| Jan 3, 2021 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I received a letter from KIA corporation that they would voluntarily replace a part (the clockspring... |
| Jul 23, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE FLASHES AND THEN STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. UNDERSTAND KIA IS AWARE OF PR... |
| Dec 22, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG SENSOR CAME ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE AFTER WARRANTY ON THE BAG HAD JUST EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD BY... |
| Oct 21, 2019 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | AIR BAG WARNING |
| Aug 30, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND FIRST STARING UP. NO ACCIDENTS TO C... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE CAR A 2013 WHY IS MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON? THE CAR BEEN SERVICE AT KIA CASEY DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY TURNING ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING. |
| Apr 9, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON. IT WILL PERIODICALLY COME OFF, BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON. THIS IS ... |
| Jan 20, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY STARTED COMING ON AND THEN TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW IT STAYS ON FOR LONG... |
| Jan 3, 2019 | AIR BAGS | I ONLY DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK AND BACK, IT HAD NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. THE OTHER DAY I DRI... |
| Oct 5, 2018 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MY 2013 KIA RIO LX SOMETIME SHORTLY AFTER THE MILEAGE HIT 80,000 MI... |
| Sep 5, 2018 | AIR BAGS | MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF, IT STAYS ON NOW. KIA TELLS ME THE CLOCK SPRING SHORTED OUT. N... |
| Jun 15, 2018 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | UPON RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE KIA RIO HAS THE SAME ENGINE USED IN THE KIA OPTIMA WHI... |
| Jun 12, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING THEY'RE NOT WORKING ... |
| May 24, 2018 | AIR BAGS | DURING A FULL SIDE IMPACT COLLISION THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND THE ... |