The 2013 Kia Rio has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,730,192 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 218 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC23V6520002023-09-251,730,192 affected
Defect
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an…
Consequence
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the HECU fuse, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed November 14, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2024 through June…
Complaints by component
ENGINE
53
13fires1injuries
AIR BAGS
34
7crashes7injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
26
8fires1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
21
1fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
3crashes5fires
STEERING
10
SERVICE BRAKES
8
2fires
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
2fires1injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
6
POWER TRAIN
5
1fires1injuries
Total complaints218
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact called on behalf of her mother, who owned a 2013 kia rio. The contact stated that while the contact's mother was approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle stalled. The contact's mother noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The contact's mother stated…”
“Was sleeping and heard a pop looked and there was a fire under the hood tried to extinguish it got it outside on the road, and it burned to the ground basically”
“Car started smoking while drive, lucky I was already pulling in my driveway.”
“Car started smoking while drive, lucky I was already pulling in my driveway.”
“Car started smoking while drive, lucky I was already pulling in my driveway.”
“The contact owns a 2013 kia rio. The contact had notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v652000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. The recall repair was performed; however, while starting the vehicle the check engine, abs, and oil warning…”
“The contact owns a 2013 kia rio. The contact had notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v652000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. The recall repair was performed; however, while starting the vehicle the check engine, abs, and oil warning…”
“Vehicle showed all defect warnings as described in recall #23v652 .to include loss of all hydraulic components. Your reference claim # [xxx]. I would like to know the status of this claim as the dealer still has my vehicle and now claims needs chassis repair , even though they earlier did an…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationAQ23002 Opened 2023-11-17 · open
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received eight Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) and eight Kia America, Inc. (Kia) Part 573 Recall Reports between 2016 and 2023. The combined 16 safety recalls all involve the antilock braking system (ABS) modules or Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) manufactured…
InvestigationEA21003 Opened 2021-12-22 · closed 2024-02-05
Engine Fires
On March 29, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened two Preliminary Evaluations (PE19-003 on Hyundai and PE19-004 on Kia) to broadly investigate incidents of non-crash fires (regardless of origin or operational status of the vehicle) on various model year Hyundai and Kia vehicles. During the PE…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Kia Rio as of
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