NHTSA campaign 02V207000 · Kia campaign 024
Kia Recall 02V-207: KIA/HAZARD SWITCH
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V207000 (Kia campaign 024) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on July 29, 2002, with 25,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sephia for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on September 6, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V207000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V207000 (also written 02V-207 or 02V207)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- 024
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 25,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Hazard Flashing Warning Lights — Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V207000. 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 Sephia
- 1998 · Vehicles built September 1, 1997 – April 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V207000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH 36,000 MILES OR LESS AS OF JULY 15, 2002, AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT PROBLEM MAY HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE HAZARD SWITCH WHICH COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE HAZARD LIGHTS AND/OR INOPERATIVE TURN SIGNALS.
Safety consequence
THE LOSS OF TURN SIGNALS OR REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING AND/OR IS STOPPED AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 6, 2002. 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, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V207000
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.