NHTSA Campaign 05V183000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 05V183000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V183000 with NHTSA on April 28, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V183000, NHTSA lists up to 368 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 22, 2005 and March 28, 2005.
The 05V183000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V183000 were scheduled from May 20, 2005, 22 days after the report.
05V183000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V183000 covers have filed at least 10 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V183000 ranks 25 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STEERING TIE RODS MAY HAVE A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT AFFECTS THE METALLURGY.
- The risk
- IF THE ROD CRACKS OR FAILS, LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE TIE ROD COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON APRIL 8, 2005. AN ADDITIONAL LETTER WAS SENT TO OWNERS WHO HAD NOT TAKEN THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR. THIS LETTER WAS MAILED MAY 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC-047.
Reported April 28, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V183000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V183000, 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 28, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted