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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007117627 | Incident Date: Aug, 09 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BLOOMINGTON | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: RIO CINCO | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Electrical line from rear of brake switch is short in length and unsecured resulting in wire damage that shorts electrical fuse to switch. results in brake light failure and possible rear end collision due to no brake lights. new switch from factory was installed by kia dealership- but problem persists. the vehicle is a 2002 kia rio cinco. i'm worried for my family's and others safety. this is a design defect, that i feel the consumer should not have to bear the expense. *tr |
