NHTSA Campaign 13V550000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NHTSA campaign 13V550000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. The repair is free.
Kia Motors Corporation filed the report for 13V550000 with NHTSA on November 5, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V550000, NHTSA lists up to 79,867 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2005 and August 14, 2012.
The 13V550000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V550000 were scheduled from December 20, 2013, 45 days after the report.
13V550000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2006–2012.
Owners of the model years 13V550000 covers have filed at least 128 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V550000 vehicles, the 2006 Kia Sedona has the most (84).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V550000 ranks 2 of 6 Kia Motors Corporation recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through August 14, 2012 originally sold in, or currently registered in Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may break due to corrosion resulting from prolonged exposure to salty environments.
- The risk
- A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Kia will notify owners and dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2013. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall number is SC100.
Reported November 5, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V550000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V550000, 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: November 5, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted