NHTSA Campaign 06V349000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 06V349000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V349000 with NHTSA on September 11, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V349000, NHTSA lists up to 4,753 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2005 and May 18, 2006.
The 06V349000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V349000 were scheduled from September 29, 2006, 18 days after the report.
06V349000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 06V349000 covers have filed at least 79 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V349000 ranks 20 of 25 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V349000, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 06V349000 was 03V067000, reported on March 4, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS, THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS MAY BE OUT OF POSITION. AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED STOP LAMP SWITCH WIRING HARNESS COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE U-JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE STEERING COLUMN. REPEATED CONTACT MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION TO CHAFE.
- The risk
- CHAFED INSULATION COULD CAUSE A SHORT OF THE WIRING HARNESS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE STALLING, OR AN INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR CHAFING AND, REPAIR IF NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER WILL SECURE THE WIRING HARNESS TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THE U-JOINT ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA RECALL NO. SC065.
Reported September 11, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V349000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V349000, 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 11, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted