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Kia Rondo Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 297 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Kia Rondo (2007–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2007.

5
safety recalls, all years
297
owner complaints, all years
2007
year with most recalls
2007
year with most complaints

Pick your Kia Rondo model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2011 Kia Rondo12
2010 Kia Rondo29
2009 Kia Rondo272
2008 Kia Rondo397
2007 Kia Rondo3117

What Kia Rondo owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 297 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 117.

All Kia Rondo recalls (5)

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

  1. Service brakes, hydraulic: control unit/module Park outside

    NHTSA 23V652000 Reported 1,730,192 vehicles potentially affected Kia America, Inc.

    Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which…

    Remedy: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the HECU fuse, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk,…

    Model years: 2010, 2011

  2. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 13V114000 Reported 980,377 vehicles potentially affected Kia Motors Corporation

    Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year…

    Remedy: Kia will send an interim notification to owners in May 2013. When parts are available, owners will receive a second notification and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. Owners may contact Kia at…

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

  3. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 12V014000 Reported 145,755 vehicles potentially affected KIA MOTORS CORPORATION

    KIA motors america, inc. (KIA) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 KIA optima vehicles manufactured from september 29, 2005, through january 29, 2008, and model year 2007 and 2008 KIA rondo vehicles manufactured from september 13, 2006, through march 21, 2008. The clock spring contact assembly for the driver's side air bag…

    Remedy: KIA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the vehicle's air bag clock spring contact assembly, free of charge. The safety recall began on july 11, 2012. Owners may contact KIA customer assistance center at…

    Model years: 2007, 2008

  4. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 09V130000 Reported 139,844 vehicles potentially affected KIA MOTORS CORPORATION

    Huyndai-KIA is recalling 139,844 my 2006-2007- sedona, sportage, sorento and my rondo and amanti vehicles. The stop lamp switch in the affected vehicles may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause the brake lights to remain illuminated…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The recall began on june 17, 2009. Owners may contact KIA's consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.

    Model years: 2007

  5. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 08V459000 Reported 6,680 vehicles potentially affected Kia Motors Corporation

    KIA is recalling 6,680 my 2008-2009 rondo lx and ex vehicles equipped with a 2.4 liter engine. The fuel pump may not operate properly resulting in not enough fuel getting to the engine. Poor engine starting, engine hesitation, and other impairment may result, and the check engine light may illuminate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump sub-assembly with an improved part. The recall began on september 22, 2008. Owners may contact KIA at 1-800-333-4542.

    Model years: 2008, 2009

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.