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Kia News
January 2002 NHTSA investigations.
February 25, 2002
The NHTSA investigations for January 2002 included 52,000 Kia Motors Corp. SUVs built in 1999 with broken windshield wipers.
NHTSA recalls Kia Optimas.
February 13, 2002
The NHTSA announced the recall of 4,286 2001 Kia Optimas that are equipped with 2.5 liter V-6 engines. The Crankshaft Position Sensors (CPS) were improperly manufactured and installed and the printed circuit board in the CPS may have a cracker capacitor. This defect could result in the engine stalling while driving the Kia Optima.
Kia recall involving defective air bag.
May 16, 2001
Kia Motors America recalled the 2001 Kia Optima because there is an air bag defect that affects about 9,461 vehicles.
Class action lawsuit against Kia Motors America.
March 7, 2001
Class action lawsuits have been filed against Kia because of the 1998, 1999, and 200-year Kia Sephia models that have a brake defect. There have been documents showing Kia had knowledge of the defect for quite some time. The NHTSA has received more than 300 complaints regarding premature wear on front brake rotors.
Kia replaces ORVR valve.
November 10, 2000
Kia recalled the 1998-99 Kia Sephia sedans to replace the on-board refueling vapor recovery valve. This Kia recall affects a total of 100,137 vehicles because of a miscalibrated ORVR valve that could make it difficult to completely fill the fuel tank. The result of the Kia defect can result in fuel coming back out during refueling that can be a safety hazard.
Kia recall to replace the manifold catalytic converter.
September 15, 2000
Kia recalled their 1998 Sportage SUV to replace the manifold catalytic converter, affecting 20,439 vehicles because of a weld on the manifold catalytic converter could crack and exhaust leakage and noise would occur and the Kia would fail a vehicle inspection or a registration renewal emission test.
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