NHTSA campaign 05V159000 · Kia campaign SC046
Kia Recall 05V-159: STEEL WHEELS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V159000 (Kia campaign SC046) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on April 20, 2005, with 24,119 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Rio for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on June 22, 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 05V159000 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
- 05V159000 (also written 05V-159 or 05V159)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- SC046
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 24,119 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA04-020 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V159000. 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 12, 2000 – October 17, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V159000.
Defect description
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT COULD CAUSE THE WHEELS TO CRACK UNDER LONG TERM DRIVING FATIGUE. IF CRACKS OCCUR, WHEEL NOISE AND VIBRATION WILL RESULT AND BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME.
Safety consequence
IF THE CRACK IS SEVERE, THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
KIA RECALL NO. SC046.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 05V159000
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.