NHTSA Campaign 11V258000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NHTSA campaign 11V258000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 11V258000 with NHTSA on April 25, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V258000, NHTSA lists up to 12,690 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2010 and May 22, 2010.
The 11V258000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V258000 were scheduled from May 31, 2011, 36 days after the report.
11V258000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V258000 covers have filed at least 265 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V258000 ranks 9 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 11V258000, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION has 1 other recall on the power train on this site; the one before 11V258000 was 11V153000, reported on March 9, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SORENTO 2WD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND 2.4L ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM THE START OF PRODUCTION THROUGH MAY 22, 2010. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MAY SUFFER FROM NOISE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WHIRRING/WHINING NOISE AND CAN EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
- The risk
- DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA SAFETY RECALL NO. SC089.
Reported April 25, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V258000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V258000, 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