NHTSA campaign 08V459000 · Kia campaign SC074

Kia Recall 08V-459: FUEL PUMP SUB-ASSEMBLY

NHTSA recall 08V459000 (Kia campaign SC074) was reported by Kia Motors Corporation on September 11, 2008, with 6,680 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kia Rondo for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on September 22, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V459000 (also written 08V-459 or 08V459)
Filed by: Kia Motors Corporation
Kia campaign number: SC074
Report received: September 11, 2008
Potentially affected: 6,680 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
Owners notified: September 22, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V459000. 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 Rondo
- 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built November 5, 2007 – July 12, 2008 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V459000.

Defect description

KIA IS RECALLING 6,680 MY 2008-2009 RONDO LX AND EX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.4 LITER ENGINE. THE FUEL PUMP MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY RESULTING IN NOT ENOUGH FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. POOR ENGINE STARTING, ENGINE HESITATION, AND OTHER IMPAIRMENT MAY RESULT, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE.

Safety consequence

UNUSUALLY SEVERE IMPAIRMENT WHILE DRIVING COULD EXPOSE THE DRIVER TO THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED PART. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

Notes

KIA RECALL NO. SC074.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 08V459000

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.