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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V244000 | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 72568 | MFR | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION | 05/31/2012 | 05/31/2012 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Kia is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 rio vehicles, manufactured from february 20, 2005, through december 9, 2007. the front passenger seat occupant sensor mat can experience fatigue cracking. if sufficient cracking occurs, the occupant classification system (ocs) will cease to function such that the system will not be able to detect whether a child passenger is in the seat and the airbag will deploy during a crash necessitating deployment. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ocs seat sensor mat, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during july 2012. owners may contact kia consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Kia's safety recall campaign number is sc097.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 11/20/2012 | 95000 | 1 | |
| My vehicle's air bag sensor has been on and the kia manufacturer claims it not to be a recall since my warranty has expired this past november 2012. now my car temperature gauge goes from cold -0- to half on the gauge. it starts to shake and shuts down in the middle of me driving. almost caused me to have 2 accidents. i had it taken to take it to get a diagnostic test and this was in part of a recall that the manufacturer claims is not their problem. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2012 | 95000 | ||
| My vehicle's air bag sensor has been on and the kia manufacturer claims it not to be a recall since my warranty has expired this past november 2012. now my car temperature gauge goes from cold -0- to half on the gauge. it starts to shake and shuts down in the middle of me driving. almost caused me to have 2 accidents. i had ti taken to take it to get a diagnostic test and this was in part of a recall that the manufacturer claims is not their problem. | |||
| 11/03/2011 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Truck stopped at stop sign raining at the time 1304 pm got on brakes to slow down and stop and rain wet roads made the car slide into the trailer hitch of the tall 4x4 truck air bags did not go off on the rio car hit center on the front bumper over $3,000.00 in damage to car done to truck and no bags set off seems like a big things if the bags did not get set off. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2011 | 61230 | 1 | |
| Just after the warranty expired at 61, 230 miles we had to replace the front passenger side seat cushion because the air bag light came on and kia would not cover it under their recall. kia's safety recall campaign number is sc097. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2011 | 61230 | ||
| Just after the warranty expired at 61, 230 miles we had to replace the front passenger side seat cushion because the air bag light came on and kia would not cover it under their recall. kia's safety recall campaign number is sc097. | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 70000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia rio. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. she received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number: 12v244000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired; however, the failure recurred. the dealer stated she had to pay for a diagnostic test in order to see why the light remained illuminated on the instrument panel. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia rio. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. she received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number: 12v244000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired; however, the failure recurred. the dealer stated she had to pay for a diagnostic test in order to see why the light remained illuminated on the instrument panel. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 70,000. rvk | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia rio. the contact stated that the air bag illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that she received a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 12v244000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). the vehicle was taken to a dealer for repair. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the dealer stated that the she would have to pay for a diagnostic test to see why the light was still illuminated on the instrument panel. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage 70,000. ap | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 40000 | ||
| The dashboard airbag light came on approximately 1 year ago, and when i contacted the kia dealership where i purchased the vehicle they advised me that they would have to charge me to search for the cause of the problem...i heard of a recall on the kia rio airbags on nhtsa and i called kia to ask to bring my vehicle in so the problem could be fixed and the service department told me that they are unaware of any such problems with that vehicle and would not allow me to bring the vehicle in unless i paid to have it looked at!!! | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 117000 | ||
| I was driving to work and a car came out of a gas station, crossed two lanes of traffic and hit my car in the left front corner causing it to roll over. | |||
| 10/18/2007 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air bag light does not go out all the time when a passenger is in the passerger seat. *tr | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 40766 | 1 | |
| On wednesday june 10, 2009 i was in a head on accident. the front end of my 2007 kia rio sx was hit. my car was equipped with 3 air bags. none of the air bags deployed. car was a total loss. *tr | |||
| 11/21/2008 | 38000 | 1 | |
| Fell asleep driving 2007 kia rio on the interstate to army reserve training (traveling 65 mph). car hit - head on - the upcoming end of a guard rail which drove the radiator back into the engine. neither fender got damaged. had seat belt on and hit head on steering wheel; cut head; concussion; dislocated part of hand. the airbag did not deploy. unconscious for over an hour. the highway patrol was concerned that the airbag did not deploy but the guy rebuilding the car (3 hours from us; $7000 worth of damage) says it didn't necessarily need to deploy because there are only 2 censors and both censors must trigger to deploy. however local mechanic says there are 4 censors and any one of them will deploy the airbag. have bumper to bumper warranty on the car from the dealer where bought it used. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2008 | 13000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia rio. while driving 50 mph, the contact applied the brakes many times, but the vehicle would not stop. finally, the brakes locked up and the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. the front end of his vehicle sustained over $5,000 in damages. none of the air bags deployed and the front passenger seat belt did not work. the front passenger was injured. a police report was filed. the contact has pictures available. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 13,000. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/04/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Driver tboned another auto who failed to yield on a green left turn. totaled kia rio. bumper was torn off, drive shaft on top of the rio. no air bag deployment at moving rate of 35-40mph. driver did not receive bad injury, but did have whiplash, mild concussion, and deep tissue trauma to knee. kia motors will not respond via email or phone. *tr | |||
| 10/08/2008 | 36505 | 1 | |
| On october 8, 2008. i was involved in a major four car accident. however, my airbags never deployed in my vehicle. my car will not be repairable it will be a total loss vehicle. it was a 2007 kia rio, and nothing has been done to fix this problem. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 08/24/2009 | 1 | ||
| My mom was killed in a car accident on 8/24/09 in a 2007 kia rio. she was hit broadside from a gmc yukon and the side impact air bags did not go off. she died from injuries from the neck, she had no injuries from the shoulders down!!! *tr | |||