| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007121483 | Incident Date: Sep, 29 2007 |
| Consumer's City: EAST ALTON | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJA7231Y5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sportage. the contact detected a strong gas odor while the vehicle was parked in the garage. he looked underneath the vehicle and noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank. the dealer stated that his vin was not included in the recall. the cost to replace the fuel tank would be $900. the manufacturer stated that they would be unable to defray the cost. the recall number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 89,078. updated 11/15/07 |
