NHTSA campaign 03V067000 · Kia campaign SC021

Kia Recall 03V-067: KIA/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR

NHTSA recall 03V067000 (Kia campaign SC021) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on March 4, 2003, with 11,501 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Optima for model years 2001–2002. Owners were notified on March 28, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V067000 (also written 03V-067 or 03V067)
Filed by: KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Kia campaign number: SC021
Report received: March 4, 2003
Potentially affected: 11,501 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Starter Assembly
Owners notified: March 28, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V067000. 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, 2002 · Vehicles built September 9, 2000 – August 17, 2001 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V067000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 AND 2.7 LITER V6 ENGINES, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CKP) CASES DID NOT MEET DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.

Safety consequence

INTERNAL GAPS WITHIN THE CASES ALLOWED EPOXY TO CONTACT THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACKING OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAPACITOR. A DAMAGED CKP CAPACITOR COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALLING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CKP. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 28, 2003. 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

KIA'S RECALL NUMBER IS SC021.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V067000

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.