NHTSA campaign 05V212000 · Kia campaign SC-048
Kia Recall 05V-212: FUEL LEAK O-RING/FUEL TANK
NHTSA recall 05V212000 (Kia campaign SC-048) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on May 3, 2005, with 10,360 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sportage for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on May 31, 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 05V212000 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
- 05V212000 (also written 05V-212 or 05V212)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- SC-048
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 10,360 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V212000. 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 October 28, 2004 – March 26, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V212000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE O-RING INTO THE INTERNAL VAPOR CHAMBER LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK AT FULL TANK CONDITIONS.
Safety consequence
THE ENGINE MAY STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT WILL BE HARD TO FILL THE GAS TANK AND EXTERNAL FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE EVAPORATIVE AIR FILTER INLET. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
KIA RECALL NO. SC-048.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 05V212000
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.