Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V294000 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. | from 06/22/2002 to 05/24/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 32257 | 09/15/2006 | MFR | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC | 08/04/2006 | 08/04/2006 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, occupant crash protection. when used with certain child seats, the automatic locking retractor (alr) function in the rear outboard seatbelt assemblies may disengage. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If a child seat is not properly secured, there is an increased risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace both rear outboard seatbelt assemblies free of charge. the recall began on september 15, 2006. owners may contact hyundai-kia at 1-800-333-4542. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Kiarecall no. sc064. customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 08/11/2009 | 1 | ||
| Back in 2006 i purchased a 2003 kia rio and in aug 2009 i was sent a letter telling me my rear seatbelts had been recalled due to malfunction when childrestrant seats were used. the company knew about the recall in 2006 according to the letter but didn't notify me until 2009, and i have a 7 yr old son who has been riding in my car with recalled seatbelts, this made me upset since that's the safety of my child. the company did replace the seatbelts but it took them another 3 weeks to get the parts after me notifying them about the recall letter. *tr | |||
| 10/27/2002 | 1 | 10/24/2002 | |
| The seat belts was designed poorly, they cut across the neck and throat of the driver/passenger. consumer contacted manufacturer and dealership for seat belt extensions and was informed that they were not obligated to install belt extensions. ts *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 03/07/2006 | 30000 | 2 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the seat belt on the driver's seat came unbolted from the frame. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repair. this was the second time that the seat belts failed. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/15/2003 | 1 | ||
| Bought 2003 kia on 11/16/02 eight mon. ago,seatbelt lock came off,trimming around doors and windows came off,now drivingg into the interstate car cut off,transmission very slow in shifting gears.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 11/06/2003 | 1 | 11/06/2003 | |
| Consumer purchased a kia, rio on 11-6-03, when attempting to install child's car seat discovered that automatic lock feature did not work. consumer followed the owner's manual step by step, but it kept releasing the lock before completion. consumer took vehicle back to the dealer, and was informed by one service person that they all were like that, and would lock in emergency mode. consumer explained that it was not alright, and upon persistence, they were going to replace the seat belt mechanism. *ak | |||
| 07/04/2003 | 36 | 1 | 07/04/2003 |
| The child safety restraint seat belt system in the rear seats of our new kia rio cinco does not work. the dealership was notified, new parts installed and the problem persisted. the kia representative has declared no problems are present. however, the seat belt will not lock down to install a child safety seat. the locking mechanism releases to early. the representative stated that the seatbelt should lock on impact. this is not safe for installation of a child seat.*ak | |||