NHTSA Campaign 03V067000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V067000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: starter assembly. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V067000 with NHTSA on March 4, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V067000, NHTSA lists up to 11,501 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 9, 2000 and August 17, 2001.
The 03V067000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V067000 were scheduled from March 28, 2003, 24 days after the report.
03V067000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2001–2002.
Owners of the model years 03V067000 covers have filed at least 31 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V067000 vehicles, the 2001 Kia Optima has the most (17).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V067000 ranks 17 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V067000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 03V067000 was 00V205000, reported on July 27, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 AND 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINES, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CKP) CASES DID NOT MEET DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.
- The risk
- INTERNAL GAPS WITHIN THE CASES ALLOWED EPOXY TO CONTACT THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACKING OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAPACITOR. A DAMAGED CKP CAPACITOR COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALLING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CKP. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 28, 2003. 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.
- Notes
- KIA'S RECALL NUMBER IS SC021.
Reported March 4, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V067000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V067000, 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: March 4, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted