NHTSA Campaign 16V387000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NHTSA campaign 16V387000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. The repair is free.
Kia Motors America filed the report for 16V387000 with NHTSA on June 1, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V387000, NHTSA lists up to 97,884 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 15, 2005 and August 14, 2012.
The 16V387000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V387000 were scheduled from July 27, 2016, 56 days after the report.
16V387000 covers 1 model from Kia, model years 2006–2012.
Owners of the model years 16V387000 covers have filed at least 128 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V387000 vehicles, the 2006 Kia Sedona has the most (84).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V387000 ranks 22 of 79 Kia Motors America recalls on this site.
Besides 16V387000, Kia Motors America has 1 other recall on the suspension 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 and originally sold in, or currently registered in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may break due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.
- 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 replace the front lower control arms on 2006-2007 models. 2008-2012 models will either have their front lower control arms replaced or additional anti-corrosion coating will be applied. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2016. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC133.
Reported June 1, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V387000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V387000, 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: June 1, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted