NHTSA Campaign 06V294000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 06V294000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V294000 with NHTSA on August 4, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V294000, NHTSA lists up to 32,257 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 22, 2002 and May 24, 2003.
The 06V294000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V294000 were scheduled from September 15, 2006, 42 days after the report.
06V294000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 06V294000 covers have filed at least 7 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V294000 ranks 11 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V294000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 06V294000 was 04V305000, reported on June 24, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." WHEN USED WITH CERTAIN CHILD SEATS, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR (ALR) FUNCTION IN THE REAR OUTBOARD SEATBELT ASSEMBLIES MAY DISENGAGE.
- The risk
- IF A CHILD SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED, THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH REAR OUTBOARD SEATBELT ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI-KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC064.
Reported August 4, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V294000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V294000, 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: August 4, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted