NHTSA Campaign 11V256000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
NHTSA campaign 11V256000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 11V256000 with NHTSA on April 25, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V256000, NHTSA lists up to 58,322 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 7, 2003 and March 6, 2007.
The 11V256000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V256000 were scheduled from June 6, 2011, 42 days after the report.
11V256000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2004–2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V256000 ranks 5 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 SPECTRA LD VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2003, THROUGH MARCH 6, 2007, ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, 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. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CORROSION OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WHICH HOLD THE TANK MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT. AS A RESULT OF THE CORROSION, ONE OR BOTH STRAPS MAY SEPARATE ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO CONTACT THE GROUND AND POSSIBLY DISRUPT THE INTEGRITY OF THE TANK.
- The risk
- THE FUEL TANK CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND STRIKE THE GROUND WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. LEAKING FUEL CAN CREATE A FIRE HAZARD.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE WITH NEW ZINC COATED PARTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA SAFETY RECALL NO. SC090.
Reported April 25, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V256000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V256000, 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 25, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted