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 | |||
| 12/15/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. the contact stated that while parked the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the technician stated the seat sensor would have to be replaced. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign number: 12v244000 (air bags) that could have been related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. da | |||
| 05/30/2011 | 77000 | ||
| I have a 2008 kia rio. the air bag light on the dash came on on may 30, 2011. the dealership says the air bags will not work with this light on. the car has 77,000 miles on it and the kia dealership says that the airbag system is not covered after 60,000 miles. i have been told that i would have to replace the entire passenger side seat to get the new sensor needed at a cost of over $500. for what i have read on internet forums, the airbag system sensors and/or wires to the system malfunctioning on the 2008 kia rio seems to be a common problem, in addition to other models. when i spoke with the dealership in athens, ga, they indicated i could just wear my seat belt. i believe kia needs to consider a recall. | |||
| 05/03/2011 | |||
| (2008 kia rio) - passenger side air bag fails to stay on.... it comes on maybe every 1 of 5 times.... i have tried every thing to get it to work....when stopped a stop sign i turn the car of and back on (nothing)... it needs a key to turn it on and off . i have even put weights on the seat but nothing ..... will not turn on ......then some days it turns on just fine ..... but!!!!!.... it also turns off while driving ( after a lot of research i found multi able complaints on the passenger side air bag this needs a recall (a on of key) and to be looked at on all cars like this ......the kia lot will look at it soon hope its not on one of its i want to work days so i can show them what i mean......also ...the sensor part cost around $400 and several people said they had to replace them 2 or more times .... | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 50 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia rio lx. while stopped waiting to make a left hand turn the vehicle was hit from the rear. the force of the crash caused the vehicle to land in a ditch. the contact stated the vehicle was damaged in the front and back including the frame. the contact stated the air bags did not deploy. the contact also stated that a month before a deer crashed into the vehicle and the front air bags did not deploy. the contact stated 2 passenger had neck injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 50,000 miles. | |||
| 11/03/2009 | 15000 | 1 | |
| I was involved in a car accident. i was headed west down a two-way street when a car ran the stop sign and crashed into me as i was entering into the intersection. the car was going a high speed when the collision occurred. my whole front end of car was smashed in, my car had been hit so bad until the gadgets in the cabinet of my car were all out of place. my passenger head was busted open and i sustained head, neck, back and rib injuries. we were both wearing seat belts. my passenger weighted over 170 pounds which mean her airbag should have deployed as well as mines but they did not. i have filed a claim with the person whose fault it was insurance company. i have did research online and realized that other kia cars dating back to 2000 models airbags did not deploy either. i have a 2008 kia rio lx i bought it brand new off the lot. this problem should not have occurred. *tr | |||
| 11/23/2008 | 3026 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia rio. the contact stated that when an occupant is seated in the passenger seat, the air bag indicator is supposed to be off. the air bag indicator should always be illuminated unless more than 70 lbs. is seated in the passenger seat. the contact stated that the indicator will not dim the majority of the time. the dealer has been notified and stated that no repairs will be made because the vehicle was designed in that manner. the failure and current mileages were 3,026. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/16/2010 | 47097 | ||
| Passenger airbag sensor in 2008 kia rio lx does not work properly, because the light saying passenger airbag off is on even when adult passenger is in front passenger seat. this happens about 1 in 3 times the vehicle is entered, and shifting around with vehicle running does not trip the sensor to activate the airbag. dealer was notified and replaced the seat bottom/sensors but the problem still persists. this is a safety concern because if an accident happens and the sensor is not working properly, the passenger could be seriously injured or killed. i think this may need to be a recall or design change for kia since the replaced sensor was not a fix to the problem. | |||