2018 KIA STINGER

4 safety recall campaigns, 87 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints87
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire12

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

24V1690002024-03-01

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER:HOSES/PLUMBING

An oil leak in the presence of hot engine components can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire while driving.

23V6340002023-09-13

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.

20V5180002020-08-27

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury or crash.

18V7540002018-10-25

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

The damaged wiring harness may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

What owners report most

  • 21ENGINE
  • 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 9ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 7EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 7SERVICE BRAKES
  • 6POWER TRAIN
  • 5UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 4FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

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Two 2018 KIA STINGERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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