NHTSA campaign 05V318000 · Kia campaign SC-050
Kia Recall 05V-318: PARKING BRAKE RATCHET PAWLS
NHTSA recall 05V318000 (Kia campaign SC-050) was reported by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. on July 8, 2005, with 3,672 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Sportage for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on August 1, 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 05V318000 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
- 05V318000 (also written 05V-318 or 05V318)
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Kia campaign number
- SC-050
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,672 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V318000. 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 March 29, 2005 – May 18, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V318000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET PAWL WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MY DAMAGE THE TEETH OF THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET. DAMAGED PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET TEETH MAY PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING OR MAY ALLOW THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED.
Safety consequence
THE INABILITY TO ENGAGE, OR THE INADVERTENT RELEASE OF, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER MAY ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO ROLL WHILE IT IS PARKED AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
KIA RECALL NO. SC-050.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 05V318000
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.