NHTSA Campaign 12V014000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 12V014000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 12V014000 with NHTSA on January 17, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V014000, NHTSA lists up to 145,755 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 29, 2005 and January 29, 2008.
The 12V014000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V014000 were scheduled from July 11, 2012, 176 days after the report.
12V014000 covers 2 models from Kia, model years 2006–2008.
Owners of the model years 12V014000 covers have filed at least 202 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V014000 vehicles, the 2007 Kia Optima has the most (65).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V014000 ranks 1 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 12V014000, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 12V014000 was 11V473000, reported on September 7, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. (KIA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 KIA OPTIMA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, THROUGH JANUARY 29, 2008, AND MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 KIA RONDO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 13, 2006, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2008. THE CLOCK SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) MAY BECOME DAMAGED THROUGH USAGE OVER TIME. IF THE CLOCK SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY BECOMES DAMAGED, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WILL EXPERIENCE A HIGH RESISTANCE CONDITION POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY.
- The risk
- IF THE CLOCK SPRING DEVELOPS HIGH RESISTANCE, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES.
- The fix
- KIA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING CONTACT ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 11, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC094.
Reported January 17, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V014000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V014000, 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: January 17, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted