NHTSA Campaign 16V070000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
NHTSA campaign 16V070000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines. The repair is free.
Kia Motors America filed the report for 16V070000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V070000, NHTSA lists up to 10,240 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 27, 2010 and November 11, 2010.
The 16V070000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V070000 were scheduled from March 30, 2016, 54 days after the report.
16V070000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 16V070000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V070000 ranks 43 of 79 Kia Motors America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V070000, Kia Motors America has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 16V070000 was 15V626000, reported on October 6, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2011 Forte vehicles manufactured August 27, 2010, to November 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a transmission fluid cooler hose that may have been improperly manufactured, resulting in a transmission fluid leak.
- The risk
- If enough transmission fluid leaks out, the transmission may not function properly and the vehicle may stop moving, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission cooler hose, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2016. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC129.
Reported February 5, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V070000 (1)
Kia (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V070000, 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: February 5, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted