NHTSA Campaign 06V265000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 06V265000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V265000 with NHTSA on July 19, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V265000, NHTSA lists up to 13,060 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2005 and March 10, 2006.
The 06V265000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V265000 were scheduled from September 15, 2006, 58 days after the report.
06V265000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V265000 ranks 16 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR CALIPER BRAKE HOSES MAY BE OUT OF POSITION. AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED REAR CALIPER BRAKE HOSE MAY CONTACT REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND OVER TIME BREACH THE INTEGRITY OF THE HOSE.
- The risk
- THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, WHICH COULD CAUSE DECREASED BRAKE FUNCTION, LEADING TO CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURIES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITIONING OF THE REAR CALIPER BRAKE HOSES AND ADJUST OR REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC061.
Reported July 19, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V265000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V265000, 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 19, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted