NHTSA Campaign 05V013000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 05V013000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: cables. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V013000 with NHTSA on January 19, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V013000, NHTSA lists up to 89,238 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 20, 2001 and April 3, 2003.
The 05V013000 report reached NHTSA 22 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V013000 were scheduled from March 21, 2005, 61 days after the report.
05V013000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 05V013000 covers have filed at least 13 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V013000 vehicles, the 2003 Kia Sedona has the most (13).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V013000 ranks 5 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V013000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the vehicle speed control on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE THROTTLE CABLE WOULD TWIST ITSELF OUT OF POSITION.
- The risk
- THIS CAN PERMIT THE CABLE TO BE HUNG UP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM MARCH 20, 2001 THROUGH NOVEMBER 7, 2001 WILL HAVE A GUIDE CLIP INSTALLED ON THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE TENSION FORCE CABLE DOES NOT MOVE OUT OF POSITION. VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 8, 2001, ALREADY HAVE THE EXTENDED GUIDE, WHICH ACCOMPLISHES THE SAME OBJECTIVE. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 21, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- RECALL NO. SC042.
Reported January 19, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V013000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V013000, 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: January 19, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted