NHTSA Campaign 12V244000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 12V244000 covers 3 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 12V244000 with NHTSA on May 31, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V244000, NHTSA lists up to 72,568 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V244000 were scheduled from July 26, 2012, 56 days after the report.
12V244000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2006–2008.
Owners of the model years 12V244000 covers have filed at least 98 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V244000 vehicles, the 2006 Kia Rio has the most (50).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V244000 ranks 3 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 12V244000, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 12V244000 was 12V014000, reported on January 17, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 RIO VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 20, 2005, THROUGH DECEMBER 9, 2007. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR MAT CAN EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING. IF SUFFICIENT CRACKING OCCURS, THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION SUCH THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT WHETHER A CHILD PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT AND THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY DURING A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT.
- The risk
- AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITH A CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THAT CHILD.
- The fix
- KIA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OCS SEAT SENSOR MAT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC097.
Reported May 31, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V244000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V244000, 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: May 31, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted