NHTSA campaign 05V120000 · Kia campaign SC-044
Kia Recall 05V-120: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 05V120000 (Kia campaign SC-044) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on March 29, 2005, with 7,619 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sportage for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on April 13, 2005, 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 05V120000 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
- 05V120000 (also written 05V-120 or 05V120)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- SC-044
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7,619 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electronic Stability Control — Automatic (ASC)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V120000. 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 Sportage
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 24, 2004 – February 27, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V120000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP), THE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BECOME TOO SENSITIVE AND MAY RECALIBRATE INACCURATELY. WHILE DRIVING THE ESP PROGRAM MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REDUCE POWER AND MAY CAUSE A BRAKE AT ONE OF THE WHEELS TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY.
Safety consequence
BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED BY INADVERTENT ESP ACTIVATION MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ESP HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
KIA RECALL NO. SC-044.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V120000
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.