NHTSA campaign 04V180000 · Kia campaign SC038

Kia Recall 04V-180: KIA/FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE

NHTSA recall 04V180000 (Kia campaign SC038) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on April 12, 2004, with 25,803 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Optima for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on June 25, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V180000 (also written 04V-180 or 04V180)
Filed by: KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Kia campaign number: SC038
Report received: April 12, 2004
Potentially affected: 25,803 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
Owners notified: June 25, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V180000. 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
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built October 1, 2001 – November 9, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V180000.

Defect description

SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WERE TO ROLL OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCCUR.

Safety consequence

FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 25, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

Notes

KIA RECALL NO. SCO38.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 04V180000

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.