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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.
KNDJF723667••••••2006 Kia SPORTAGE
That is about average for the 2006 Kia SPORTAGE — 3 complaints per build across 34 builds.
4on this build
90on the model
34builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 2Air Bags 2Service Brakes 1Electric 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireAug 2009
The electrical harness in my 2006 kia sportage had an electric melt down. At prox 72,000 miles. Dealer could not find or fix the problem- factory rep came and rewired the harness by replacing the melted wiring
Air BagsJul 2011
The contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the passenger air bag sensor mat was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem but…
Vehicle Speed ControlJun 2009
As of yet there has been no incident other than being notified that there is a safety recall on my vehicle and for over two months now the dealer and the manufacturer who I have also contacted claim that they can not get the necessary parts to replace the defective one. This…
Air BagsMar 2010
I had this issue multiple times. And the dealer couldn't find the problem so they only delete the error. The firs issue is the passenger air bag (airbag light error) the error seems to be the sensor inside the seat.. And the second error the speedometer is not showing the…
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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 KNDJF723667171676 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.