NHTSA Campaign 01V156000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 01V156000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 01V156000 with NHTSA on May 1, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V156000, NHTSA lists up to 16,231 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 7, 2000 and March 20, 2001.
The 01V156000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V156000 were scheduled from May 11, 2001, 10 days after the report.
01V156000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V156000 covers have filed at least 27 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V156000 ranks 15 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V156000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SIDE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS FOR THE DRIVER POSITION COULD BE MIS-ROUTED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN IT BEING PINCHED OR CUT BY THE SEAT CUSHION TILT MECHANISM.
- The risk
- DAMAGE TO THE WIRE HARNESS COULD RESULT IN THE SIDE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHECK FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THE SIDE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS AND SECURE IT IN PLACE WITH A PLASTIC TIE-WRAP. IF THE WIRE HARNESS IS DAMAGED, IT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Reported May 1, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V156000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V156000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 1, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted