NHTSA Campaign 04V305000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 04V305000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V305000 with NHTSA on June 24, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V305000, NHTSA lists up to 251,594 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 1998 and November 30, 2000.
The 04V305000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V305000 were scheduled from August 16, 2004, 53 days after the report.
04V305000 covers 2 models from Kia, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V305000 ranks 1 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V305000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 04V305000 was 03V017000, reported on January 22, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY EMIT A "CLICK" SOUND DURING THE BUCKLING PROCESS THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND EMITTED WHEN A BUCKLE IS BEING LATCHED, WHEN IT IS NOT.
- The risk
- THE LATCH CAN THEN PULL OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN TENSION IS APPLIED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC039.
Reported June 24, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V305000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V305000, 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: June 24, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted