NHTSA Campaign 09V183000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NHTSA campaign 09V183000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 09V183000 with NHTSA on May 27, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V183000, NHTSA lists up to 36,538 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 6, 2000 and November 19, 2003.
The 09V183000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V183000 were scheduled from June 16, 2009, 20 days after the report.
09V183000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 09V183000 covers have filed at least 77 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V183000 vehicles, the 2001 Kia Optima has the most (28).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V183000 ranks 6 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION (KMC) IS RECALLING 36,538 MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 OPTIMA VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ROAD SALT APPLIED IN THESE STATES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS MAY RESULT IN PROGRESSIVE, INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME. OVER TIME, SUCH SUBFRAME CORROSION NEAR THE CONNECTION TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAN LEAD TO WHEEL MISALIGNMENT AND/OR OTHER NOTICEABLE STRESS IN STEERING, OR ACCELERATED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR.
- The risk
- CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- KMC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA'S CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KMC'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. SC075.
Reported May 27, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V183000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V183000, 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: May 27, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted