NHTSA Recall 12V244000
NHTSA Campaign Id 12V244000; Date: May. 31, 2012
Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.
Recalled Vehicles:
2006 KIA RIO; 2007 KIA RIO; 2008 KIA RIO
Component: Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control Module
Manufactured by: Kia Motors Corporation
Affected Units:: 72,568
Recall Summary:
Kia is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 rio vehicles, manufactured from February 20, 2005, through December 9, 2007. The front passenger seat occupant sensor mat can experience fatigue cracking. If sufficient cracking occurs, the occupant classification system (OCS) will cease to function such that the system will not be able to detect whether a child passenger is in the seat and the airbag will deploy during a crash necessitating deployment.
How to Fix:
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the OCS seat sensor mat, free of charge. The recall began on July 26, 2012. Owners may contact kia consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.
Recall Notes:
Kia's safety recall campaign number is sc097. Customers may 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jul 26, 2012
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