| NHTSA Record Id: 8498 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: KIA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009716000078267000000152 |
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| Model Name: SEPHIA |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V317000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: SC013 |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 03 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 16 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 102944 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 23 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Kia Motors America |
Report Received Date: Nov, 09 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 17 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. electrical current to the fuel pump passes through the c304 and c305 connectors. if exposed to moisture, these connectors could corrode. over time, the fuel pump will not receive enough current to operate. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the existing connectors and reposition those connectors to an area where the placement is designed to prevent contact with moisture. |
Recall Notes: Kia recall no. sc013.owner notification began december 23, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kia at 1-800-333-4542.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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