NHTSA Campaign 10V599000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
NHTSA campaign 10V599000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 10V599000 with NHTSA on November 24, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V599000, NHTSA lists up to 7,697 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 14, 2010 and October 4, 2010.
The 10V599000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V599000 were scheduled from December 10, 2010, 16 days after the report.
10V599000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V599000 ranks 11 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 10V599000, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION has 1 other recall on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SORENTO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 14, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2010. SOME OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MACHINED.
- The risk
- AS A RESULT, BRAKE FLUID WILL LEAK, FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATING THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS LOW AND SHOULD BE CHECKED, THEN A SOFT OR SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL FEEL, AND IF NOT SERVICED, REDUCED BRAKING POWER WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR CALIPERS AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC087.
Reported November 24, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V599000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V599000, 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: November 24, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted