NHTSA Campaign 05V431000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 05V431000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V431000 with NHTSA on September 21, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V431000, NHTSA lists up to 73,641 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 11, 2003 and April 18, 2005.
The 05V431000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V431000 were scheduled from October 31, 2005, 40 days after the report.
05V431000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V431000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V431000 vehicles, the 2004 Kia Ld Spectra has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V431000 ranks 6 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V431000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the air bags on this site; the one before 05V431000 was 01V156000, reported on May 1, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG FEATURE, THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE MAY MISCLASSIFY A CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT (CRS) AS AN ADULT. THIS MAY OCCUR IF THE CRS IS INSTALLED AFTER AN ADULT HAS BEEN SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN A 'KEY ON' ' KEY OFF' CYCLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT EMPTY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE CRS.
- The risk
- THE POSSIBILITY OF MISCLASSIFICATION OF A CRS AS AN ADULT MAY ALLOW THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S OCS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO REMOVE THE FEATURE THAT MAY CAUSE THE CRS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ADULT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC-053.
Reported September 21, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V431000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V431000, 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: September 21, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted