NHTSA Safety Recalls
Kia Sephia Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Kia Sephia, across 1 model year from 2000 to 2000.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2000
- Owner complaints
- 381
2000–2000, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 381 complaints with NHTSA about the Kia Sephia across 4 model years; the most, 266, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 65 of the Kia Sephia complaints (17%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Kia Sephia model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 91 complaints), then the power train (69).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Kia Sephia in 2001: 78, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Kia Sephia is seat belts: front: buckle assembly, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest Kia Sephia recall, 04V305000, was reported on June 24, 2004 and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly.
Kia Sephia years to avoid
Too few Kia Sephia model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 0 | 107 | 86 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 1 | 266 | 198 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Kia Sephia years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Kia Sephia
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
Kia Sephia model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Kia Sephia recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04V305000June 24, 2004 | seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 2000 | — | 251,594 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Kia Sephia. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 1, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted