Recall Detail

KIA / SEPHIA / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 9624 Vehicale/Equipment Name: KIA
Recalled Component Id: 000011044000081027000000139 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: SEPHIA Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V175000 Mfr Campaign Number: SC015
Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL Manufacturer That Filed Report: KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 17 1997 End date of Manufacturing: May, 16 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 100137
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 13 2000 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Kia Motors America Report Received Date: Jul, 17 2000
Record Creation date : Jul, 20 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. manufacturing changes were made to the orvr spring force and float wire length reducing the valve angle. certain valves caused fuel shut off before the tank reached 95% of nominal capacity. Consequence Summary: This would cause customers to add more fuel to the tank causing fuel spillback or spitback from the fuel filler neck.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the orvr valve. owner notification began november 13, 2000. 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. Recall Notes: kia recall no. sc015.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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