NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Kia Sephia Recalls
The 2000 Kia Sephia has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Kia Sephia. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 266
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2000 Kia Sephia, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2000 Kia Sephia
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 04V305000
- Reported
- June 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 251,594
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2000 Kia Sephia complaints by year
NHTSA has received 266 owner complaints about the 2000 Kia Sephia, the newest on April 1, 2022. Of these, 42 describe a crash (16%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 39 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Kia Sephia, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (30%), followed by the power train (19%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2000 Kia Sephia's only recall does not concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2000 Kia Sephia owners gave the mileage (76 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic79
- Power Train50
- Electrical System45
- Engine And Engine Cooling43
- Air Bags32
- Visibility19
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48 | |
| 2001 | 61 | |
| 2002 | 43 | |
| 2003 | 42 | |
| 2004 | 25 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Kia Sephia peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 61. 74% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
The 266 complaints about the 2000 Kia Sephia are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2000 Kia models
Newest record on this page: April 1, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted