NHTSA campaign 05V232000 · Kia campaign SC-049

Kia Recall 05V-232: REAR WHEEL BEARING DAMAGE

NHTSA recall 05V232000 (Kia campaign SC-049) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on May 19, 2005, with 37,358 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sedona for model years 2003–2005. Owners were notified on June 13, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V232000 (also written 05V-232 or 05V232)
Filed by: KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Kia campaign number: SC-049
Report received: May 19, 2005
Potentially affected: 37,358 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Wheels
Owners notified: June 13, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V232000. 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 Sedona
- 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built June 24, 2003 – October 29, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V232000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH ALLOY WHEELS, MOISTURE CAN ACCUMULATE AROUND THE REAR HUB CAPS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING.

Safety consequence

WHEEL BEARING FAILURE MAY OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR HUB CAPS FREE OF CHARGE. UPON INSPECTION, SOME VEHICLES WILL ALSO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR OUTER BEARINGS AND/OR HUB ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

Notes

KIA RECALL NO. SC-049. 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 05V232000

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.