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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.
KNAFU4A24B5••••••2011 Kia FORTE
That is about average for the 2011 Kia FORTE — 3 complaints per build across 54 builds.
4on this build
139on the model
54builds in total
Most reportedEngine 2Power Train 1Fuel/propulsion System 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineDec 2020
After owning my 2011 kia forte for the last 6 years it has developed a ticking sound in the engine. It is very mild while idling, and while rpms are under 1500. After rpms go past 2000 the ticking noise is progressively louder. When I bought the car it had roughly 85,000 miles…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2018
On 3/31/2018 at 10:00 am my wife's sunroof on her 2011 kia forte exploded while she was driving down the highway. She was not trying to open the sunroof and the sunroof cover was closed. There was not a car directly in front of her, and the weather was 70 degrees and sunny.…
SteeringNov 2016
The contact owns a 2011 kia forte. The contact heard a noise from the steering wheel column. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who diagnosed that the steering wheel column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.…
Power TrainJun 2016
My 2011 kia forte stalls randomly while I drive it. This has happened multiple times in multiple driving situations. Two incidents happened while I was in rush hour traffic on highway 805 south in san diego california. Another incident happened while I was crossing railroad…
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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 KNAFU4A24B5377150 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.