NHTSA Campaign 04V179000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NHTSA campaign 04V179000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V179000 with NHTSA on April 9, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V179000, NHTSA lists up to 187,790 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 4, 2000 and March 31, 2004.
Owner notification letters for 04V179000 were scheduled from June 18, 2004, 70 days after the report.
04V179000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V179000 covers have filed at least 48 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V179000 vehicles, the 2001 Kia Rio has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V179000 ranks 2 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V179000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V179000 was 03V352000, reported on September 24, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL INTAKE NIPPLE OF THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR IS SUBJECT TO FRACTURE OR CRACKING DURING REMOVAL OF THE QUICK CONNECT COUPLING SECURING THE MAIN FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLY TO THE FUEL INTAKE NIPPLE, OR WHEN FORCE IS ACCIDENTALLY APPLIED TO THE INTAKE NIPPLE DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS OR DURING ENGINE COMPARTMENT REPAIRS.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND MAIN FUEL TUBE ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN JUNE 18, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC036.
Reported April 9, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V179000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V179000, 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 9, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted