NHTSA Campaign 03V352000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 03V352000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V352000 with NHTSA on September 24, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V352000, NHTSA lists up to 57,340 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 4, 2000 and June 1, 2001.
The 03V352000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
03V352000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 03V352000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V352000 ranks 8 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V352000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUEL LEAKS MAY DEVELOP AT THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF QUALITY DEVIATIONS.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND FUEL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Reported September 24, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V352000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V352000, 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: September 24, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted