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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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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.
KNAFE221995••••••2009 Kia SPECTRA
That is about average for the 2009 Kia SPECTRA — 3 complaints per build across 31 builds.
4on this build
91on the model
31builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 3Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringMar 2017
Steering is locked and cannot be rotated in the morning when started. It happened twice from last days while I'm removing car out of garage in reverse mode. I applied brakes and restarted the car and checked the steering again then it worked well. I hope this problem won't come…
Air BagsDec 2015
The contact owns a 2009 kia spectra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the air bag warning light. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer, who stated that the ocs mat failed and needed to be replaced. The contact took the vehicle to a certified…
Air BagsApr 2014
Air bag sensor makes a working light stay on. The car has never been in an accident. When it was diagnosed by kia dealership it said manufacturer failure. They said things happen and it's after 5 years so it's my job to fix this $2000 problem. ...updated 07-08-15 *bf update…
Air BagsJan 2014
Shortly after purchase (bought it used), air bag light came on and passenger seat sensor began working erratically. Was told it would be over $1500 to fix, thought I was a victim of bad luck but read the other complaints on here that seem to indicate it's a recurring problem…
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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 KNAFE221995624986 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.