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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KNAFX4A60E5••••••2014 Kia FORTE
This build draws 1.6× more complaints than the average 2014 Kia FORTE build (9 vs 6).
9on this build
418on the model
75builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedAir Bags 4Exterior Lighting 2Steering 2Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJul 2017
My daughter had a car crash on july 22, 2017 due to brakes not working properly. Air bags did not deploy. She was driving on the interstate in tuscaloosa, al and there were no other drivers on the road thank god. Her car hydroplaned and hit a railing. She could have been killed.…
Seat BeltsJan 2024
Seatbelt comes undone I have to hold it or it will unbuckle randomly
SteeringMar 2022
Steering coupler needed to be replaced. There have been warranty extensions for this part on several Hyundai cars as well as Kia Optima. Same issue as I experienced. No recall yet on my vehicle. Had to pay $500 to get replaced. Failure around 78,000 miles
Exterior LightingOct 2019
Twice while driving in the country at night on a 2-lane fm road, the headlights went completely out when changing from low beam to high beam, and once,they went completely out when using the turn signal. They came back on in a few seconds each time but those few seconds were…
Electrical SystemJul 2018
While driving at highway speeds headlights flicker and sometimes shut off and then back on. Failure appears immanent
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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 KNAFX4A60E5161195 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.