NHTSA Campaign 03V158000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 03V158000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V158000 with NHTSA on April 25, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V158000, NHTSA lists up to 3,375 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 27, 2002 and March 10, 2003.
The 03V158000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V158000 were scheduled from May 19, 2003, 24 days after the report.
03V158000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V158000 ranks 23 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THERE WAS A PROGRAMMING ERROR IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE LOGIC. THE PROGRAMMING ERROR COULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING FORCE AT SPEEDS BELOW 25 MPH, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
- The risk
- SUCH INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE CONTROL MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 19, 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 RECALL NO. SC032.
Reported April 25, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V158000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V158000, 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: April 25, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted