2017 Kia RIO Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 10%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,054miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Kia RIO, 10% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,054 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Was envolved in a wreck to where I went off the road hit a stop sign,,a telephone box,,a oak tree then a pine tree and none of the airbags deployed now my wife has a broken back and chest bone,,I got a busted up knee a sprang sholder neck and back”
NHTSA complaint #11130901, filed 2018-09, 6,054 miles“Was run off the road at 55 MPH hitting a stop sign a telephone box a oak tree then a pine tree and the airbags did not deploy or did the seat belts lock up wife has a broken back and chest bone”
NHTSA complaint #11124725, filed 2018-09, 5,026 miles“The car was involved in a major accident. The car hit a fence knocked it down & hit a tree it is completely inoperable. The car was totaled. None of the airbags deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #11221014, filed 2019-06, 8,063 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 14% |
| 2018 | 5 | 18% |
| 2017 | 3 | 10% |
| 2016 | 5 | 6% |
| 2015 | 5 | 10% |
| 2014 | 7 | 13% |
| 2013 | 34 | 22% |
| 2012 | 12 | 22% |
| 2011 | 5 | 21% |
| 2010 | 12 | 46% |
| 2009 | 17 | 44% |
| 2008 | 27 | 59% |
| 2007 | 21 | 46% |
| 2006 | 50 | 68% |
| 2005 | 4 | 11% |
| 2004 | 3 | 8% |
| 2003 | 4 | 5% |
| 2002 | 21 | 16% |
| 2001 | 33 | 15% |
Other parts of the 2017 Kia RIO
11 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Kia RIO
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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