NHTSA campaign 03V352000
Kia Recall 03V-352: KIA/FUEL LEAKAGE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V352000 was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on September 24, 2003, with 57,340 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Rio for the 2001 model year.
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 03V352000 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
- 03V352000 (also written 03V-352 or 03V352)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 57,340 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA03-015 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V352000. 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 Rio
- 2001 · Vehicles built May 4, 2000 – June 1, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V352000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUEL LEAKS MAY DEVELOP AT THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF QUALITY DEVIATIONS.
Safety consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR AND FUEL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
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 03V352000
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.