NHTSA Campaign 10V388000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 10V388000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 10V388000 with NHTSA on August 31, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V388000, NHTSA lists up to 35,185 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 7, 2009 and June 8, 2010.
The 10V388000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V388000 were scheduled from September 13, 2010, 13 days after the report.
10V388000 covers 2 models from Kia, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 10V388000 covers have filed at least 270 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V388000 vehicles, the 2011 Kia Sorento has the most (246).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V388000 ranks 7 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 SOUL AND MODEL YEAR 2011 SORENTO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 THROUGH JULY 30, 2010. A LIMITED NUMBER OF WIRING HARNESSES SUPPLIED BY JCI AND USED FOR THE LIGHTING IN THE KIA SOUL VEHICLE'S ADVANCED LIGHTING SPEAKERS, LOCATED IN THE FRONT DOOR TRIM PANELS, AND THE KIA SORENTO VEHICLE'S INTERIOR ACCENT ILLUMINATION, LOCATED IN THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR TRIM PANELS, MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY SOLDERED.
- The risk
- WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY OCCUR THAT CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESSES FOR THE LIGHTS IN THE KIA SOUL VEHICLE'S ADVANCED LIGHTING SPEAKERS, AND THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE KIA SORENTO VEHICLE'S INTERIOR ACCENT ILLUMINATION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC083.
Reported August 31, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V388000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V388000, 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 31, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted