NHTSA campaign 03V158000 · Kia campaign SC032
Kia Recall 03V-158: KIA/ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 03V158000 (Kia campaign SC032) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on April 25, 2003, with 3,375 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sedona for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on May 19, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V158000 (also written 03V-158 or 03V158)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- SC032
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,375 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Antilock — Control Unit/Module
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V158000. 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
- 2003 · Vehicles built November 27, 2002 – March 10, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V158000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THERE WAS A PROGRAMMING ERROR IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE LOGIC. THE PROGRAMMING ERROR COULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING FORCE AT SPEEDS BELOW 25 MPH, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.
Safety consequence
SUCH INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE CONTROL MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 19, 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. SC032. 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 03V158000
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.