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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.
KNDPRCA67H7••••••2017 Kia SPORTAGE
That is about average for the 2017 Kia SPORTAGE — 6 complaints per build across 68 builds.
4on this build
391on the model
68builds in total
Most reportedEngine 3Electrical System 2Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineJul 2023
End of July, the engine died on the highway when performing an emergency swerve to avoid a collision. This is an issue that is subject to the settlement of one of the several related class action lawsuits against Kia/Hyundai for catastrophic engine failures but not, to my…
Electrical SystemJun 2016
The contact owns a 2017 kia sportage. After starting the vehicle with the remote starter and shifting from the park position to reverse, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not…
SteeringJun 2016
2017 kia sportage. Driver remote starts vehicle, unlocks vehicle and immediately shifts from park to any other gear, without pushing start/stop button, and within 10 seconds engine shuts off while in drive, neutral or reverse. Anti-theft programmed to shut off engine 10 seconds…
EngineJun 2018
I have a 2017 kia sportage sx turbo my car has not run right ever since I leased it. There were times where it seemed like the car wasn't going to start, cranking, but not turning over. There are times when I hear a loud clicking noise when I accelerate, which sounds like…
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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 KNDPRCA67H7261640 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.