NHTSA campaign 03V135000 · Kia campaign SCO30
Kia Recall 03V-135: KIA/SEATS
NHTSA recall 03V135000 (Kia campaign SCO30) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on April 3, 2003, with 4,276 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sedona for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on April 25, 2003, 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 03V135000 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
- 03V135000 (also written 03V-135 or 03V135)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- SCO30
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,276 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats — Mid/Rear Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V135000. 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 Sedona
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 28, 2002 – June 23, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V135000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKERS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE FLOOR PAN HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD BREAK IN A CRASH.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT STRIKERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 25, 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 RECALL NO. SC030.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 03V135000
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.