2017 Kia Forte Koup problems, complaints & recalls
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Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags 2022-01-25 · campaign 22V031000 · 410,619 vehicles
Defect: Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Sedona, Soul, Soul EV, 2017-2018 Forte, and 2017 Forte Koup vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) cover may contact a memory chip on the printed circuit board and damage the electrical circuit. Circuit damage may result in deactivated air bags that will not deploy in a crash.
Risk: Air bags that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the ACU, and either update the software or replace the unit, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC226.
Service bulletins (27)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Service Brakes 2026-07-18 · SC238_OWNR_501 · Service Campaign
voluntary service campaign: owner renotification (sc238 flight #501) - this document is the owner renotification advising that kia is conducting a voluntary service campaign to inspect and, if necessary, replace brake line(s) in certain 2014-2017 my forte and forte koup vehicles that were originally
Engine 2026-04-01 · PI2106_OWNR_501 · Other
product improvement campaign: owner renotification (pi2106 flight 501) - this document is the owner renotification advising that kia is conducting a product improvement campaign to perform a software update on 2017-2018 my kia forte vehicles equipped with 2.0-liter nu gdi engines to protect the engi
Structure:body 2026-02-19 · TSB_CS2312_R1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: customer satisfaction: theft deterrent ignition cylinder protector and decal installation (cs2312) - this bulletin has been revised to include additional information. new/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. this bulletin prov
Structure:body 2025-12-18 · TSB_CS2312 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin: customer satisfaction: theft deterrent ignition cylinder protector and decal installation (cs2312) - this bulletin provides information to install a theft deterrent ignition cylinder protector on certain 2010-2022my kia vehicles outlined on page 19, which may not have bee
Structure:body 2025-12-17 · CS2312_OWNR · Other
customer satisfaction campaign: owner notification (cs2312) - this document is the owner notification advising that kia is conducting customer satisfaction campaign. a software upgrade that addresses the social media theft method has been made available to owners of eligible kia model vehicles free
Service Brakes 2025-03-18 · SC238_OWNR_401 · Service Campaign
voluntary service campaign: salt-state: owner renotification (sc238) - this document is the owner renotification advising that kia conducting voluntary service campaign to inspect and, if necessary, replace brake line(s) in certain 2014-2017 my forte and forte koup vehicles that were originally sold
Showing the 6 most recent of 27 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.