NHTSA Campaign 12V245000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 12V245000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages. The repair is free.
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION filed the report for 12V245000 with NHTSA on May 31, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V245000, NHTSA lists up to 21,912 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 2, 2008 and January 20, 2009.
The 12V245000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V245000 were scheduled from June 15, 2012, 15 days after the report.
12V245000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V245000 ranks 8 of 11 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 12V245000, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION has 1 other recall on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 12V245000 was 10V599000, reported on November 24, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 BORREGO VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2, 2008, THROUGH JANUARY 20, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH NON-ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS. CERTAIN PEDAL MOUNTS MAY HAVE A FIBERGLASS COMPOSITION THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BREAK OFF IN A COLLISION WHERE THE IMPACT HAS NOT IMMOBILIZED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD THEN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER WOULD NEED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE OR EXPERIENCE A POSSIBLE SECOND IMPACT, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- KIA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL MOUNT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- KIA'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SC096.
Reported May 31, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V245000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V245000, 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