NHTSA campaign 01V156000 · Kia campaign SC020
Kia Recall 01V-156: KIA/SIDE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS
NHTSA recall 01V156000 (Kia campaign SC020) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on May 1, 2001, with 16,231 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Optima for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on May 11, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V156000 (also written 01V-156 or 01V156)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- SC020
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 16,231 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Side/Window
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V156000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Kia
Kia Optima
- 2001 · Vehicles built October 7, 2000 – March 20, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V156000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SIDE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS FOR THE DRIVER POSITION COULD BE MIS-ROUTED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN IT BEING PINCHED OR CUT BY THE SEAT CUSHION TILT MECHANISM.
Safety consequence
DAMAGE TO THE WIRE HARNESS COULD RESULT IN THE SIDE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL CHECK FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THE SIDE AIR BAG WIRE HARNESS AND SECURE IT IN PLACE WITH A PLASTIC TIE-WRAP. IF THE WIRE HARNESS IS DAMAGED, IT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2001. 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.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V156000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.