NHTSA Campaign 11V473000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 11V473000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 11V473000 with NHTSA on September 7, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V473000, NHTSA lists up to 10,631 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2006 and November 27, 2007.
The 11V473000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V473000 were scheduled from September 30, 2011, 23 days after the report.
11V473000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 11V473000 covers have filed at least 124 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V473000 vehicles, the 2008 Kia Sorento has the most (66).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V473000 ranks 10 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 11V473000, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 SORENTO PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 15, 2006 THROUGH NOVEMBER 27, 2007. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY BE TURNED OFF WHEN AN ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS DESIGNED TO BE TURNED OFF IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING WHEN CHILDREN AND SMALL ADULTS ARE SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THERE IS A CHILD RESTRAINT IN THAT SEAT OR THE SEAT IS NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS), WHICH CLASSIFIES THE OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, MAY MISCLASSIFY AN ADULT PASSENGER AS A CHILD OR CHILD SEAT AND IMPROPERLY TURN OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. WHEN THE AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE CENTER INSTRUMENT PANEL.
- The risk
- THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF WHEN THE OCS MISCLASSIFIES AN ADULT PASSENGER. WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF, THE FRONT PASSENGER WILL NOT HAVE THE PROTECTION OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS IN SOME FRONTAL COLLISIONS, THUS INCREASING THE RISK OF OCCUPANT INJURY.
- The fix
- KIA WILL UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN THE SORENTO OCS CONTROL MODULE AT NO CHARGE. THE RECALL REMEDY IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE UNDER SERVICE CAMPAIGN SC076. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC076A.
Reported September 7, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V473000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V473000, 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: September 7, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted