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Kia Rio Cinco Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 41 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Kia Rio Cinco (2001–2004). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

1
safety recalls, all years
41
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your Kia Rio Cinco model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2004 Kia Rio Cinco112
2003 Kia Rio Cinco18
2002 Kia Rio Cinco121
2001 Kia Rio Cinco10

What Kia Rio Cinco owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 21.

All Kia Rio Cinco recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kia Rio Cinco, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Delivery (fuel system)

    NHTSA 04V179000 Reported 187,790 vehicles potentially affected KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

    On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel intake nipple of the fuel distributor is subject to fracture or cracking during removal of the quick connect coupling securing the main fuel tube assembly to the fuel intake nipple, or when force is accidentally applied to the intake nipple during the vehicle assembly process or during engine…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel distributor and main fuel tube assemblies. The recall began june 18, 2004. Owners should contact KIA at 1-800-333-4542.

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Other Kia models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.