NHTSA Campaign 05V318000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 05V318000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V318000 with NHTSA on July 8, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V318000, NHTSA lists up to 3,672 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 29, 2005 and May 18, 2005.
The 05V318000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V318000 were scheduled from August 1, 2005, 24 days after the report.
05V318000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V318000 ranks 22 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET PAWL WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MY DAMAGE THE TEETH OF THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET. DAMAGED PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET TEETH MAY PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING OR MAY ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED.
- The risk
- THE INABILITY TO ENGAGE, OR THE INADVERTENT RELEASE OF, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER MAY ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO ROLL WHILE IT IS PARKED AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC-050.
Reported July 8, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V318000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V318000, 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: July 8, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted