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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
KNADE123186••••••2008 Kia RIO
This build draws 1.6× more complaints than the average 2008 Kia RIO build (4 vs 3).
4on this build
40on the model
16builds in total
2involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 3Exterior Lighting 1Service Brakes 1Seat Belts 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJun 2017
Following a tire blowout the vehicle went into then out of a ditch. The vehicle was traveling at approximately 45-50mph. There was significant front end damage. The driver was wearing a seat belt. The air bag did not deploy nor did the seat belt restraint operate
Exterior LightingJul 2015
Brake lights stopped working. Replaced bulbs and checked fuse but still nothing. Good samaritan pulled up next to me at a red light to let me know, luckily there was no accident and I was only a few blocks from home
Air BagscrashNov 2009
I was involved in a car accident. I was headed west down a two-way street when a car ran the stop sign and crashed into me as I was entering into the intersection. The car was going a high speed when the collision occurred. My whole front end of car was smashed in, my car had…
Air BagsApr 2010
Passenger airbag sensor in 2008 kia rio lx does not work properly, because the light saying "passenger airbag off" is on even when adult passenger is in front passenger seat. This happens about 1 in 3 times the vehicle is entered, and shifting around with vehicle running does…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KNADE123186343583 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.