NHTSA Campaign 09V130000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 09V130000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 09V130000 with NHTSA on April 17, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V130000, NHTSA lists up to 139,844 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 20, 2006 and January 30, 2007.
The 09V130000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V130000 were scheduled from June 17, 2009, 61 days after the report.
09V130000 covers 5 models from Kia, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 09V130000 covers have filed at least 132 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V130000 vehicles, the 2006 Kia Sorento has the most (56).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V130000 ranks 2 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HUYNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 139,844 MY 2006-2007- SEDONA, SPORTAGE, SORENTO AND MY RONDO AND AMANTI VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
- The risk
- ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA'S CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- HYUNDAI-KIA RECALL NO. SC077.
Reported April 17, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V130000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V130000, 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: April 17, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted