2014 Kia Forte · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light stays on
- 27owner reports
- 90,000median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Sep 22, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
27 of the 60 reports of airbag on the 2014 Forte describe airbag light on.
Part of Airbag warning light or recall (60 reports)
Tick what matches of 27 reports
Airbag light on on other Forte years
No other Forte model year has enough reports of airbag light on for a sheet of its own. See every Forte year.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside airbag problems for the warning light itself: an airbag or SRS light that stays on, or comes and goes, with no crash involved. The light is the car saying part of the airbag system may not work when it's needed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the clock spring (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the airbags covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Forte
Electrical overstress. Closed sep 19, 2024, led to recall 20V-024.
Air bags may be disabled during crash. Closed aug 30, 2019, led to recall 18E-043.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 74,000 and 106,000 miles, from the 16 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2014 Kia Forte that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
CLOCKSPRING REPLACEMENT FOR AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON ¢ DTC B1346/B1481 This bulletin provides information related to the replacement of the driver¢s airbag clock spring assembly on some 2012-2013MY Rio (UB) and 2014-2015MY Forte/Koup (YD) associated with the Warranty Extension Program (WTY017).
What owners wrote
“Unknown had the car only 2 years and the air bag light came on and they have never has been deployed”
Filed Dec 2, 2021
“Airbag light stays on all the time. Brake lights constantly burning out breaking system system will skidvover grates at bumps. Car will scrape over roads. All steering wheel functions not working”
Filed Sep 24, 2021
“I received a letter of a recall on the airbag. I contacted coughlin kia. They state there in no recall. The airbag light is on like the recall stated.”
Filed May 17, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 27 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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