Warning Light On problems of the 2008 Kia Motor RIO

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. While the vehicle was parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the occupant classification system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v244000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 101,000.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. While the vehicle was parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the occupant classification system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v244000 (air bags). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 196,000.

Kia has a recall (NHTSA campaign number: 12v244000) for year 2006-2008 Rio vehicles, my kia Rio is a 2008 however it is not listed under the VIN due to I'm guessing being manufactured after the cut off date, however the air bag light has now come on and the passenger warning light no longer works. I had my car diagnosed today and kia informed me it was the sensor in the passenger seat that had cracked. From the recall notification. 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. I'm asking/wondering how I can get my vehicle on the recall list if possible. The dealership is now telling me I need to have the entire seat replaced at $2500 to fix the issue. Is this how the sensor was repaired under the recall or are they able to replace just the cracked sensor? its sounding a little fishy that thay cant replace just the sensor. My vehicle is still at kia so I don't have my VIN# on me at the moment. I would like a reply if possible and can give my VIN at that time.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. While driving at 30 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the occupant classification system mat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v244000 (air bag). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. After starting the vehicle, the passenger side air bag off warning light illuminated intermittently. The failure occurred only when an occupant was present and while the vehicle was in motion. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v244000 (air bags). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. The contact stated that while parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the OCS in the front passenger's seat would have to be replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 12v244000 (air bags) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the seat sensor would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v244000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

2008 kia Rio-purchased 10/2008, airbag light illuminates at all times while car is operated, beginng late 2009 early 2010 problem arose. Car has been serviced at kia since 2009 and they new of this problem yet never resolved the issue. . 7/16/15 Kia Motors of kailua-kona hawaii scanned car for code, code shows b1448 OCS mat defect, they want me to pay 1200$ for a tanaka airbag recall. Why is my VIN# not showing up for recall? theirs other VIN with same recall problems? my car will not pass safety inspection due to this problem done by west coast detailings. Car passed every year before why not now? due to this OCS mat defect code b1448-airbag warning light illuminates at all times while car is operated, safety of lives are key factors not profit before people or reputation of kia / Hyundai corporation.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Rio lx. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. Prior to the failure, she never noticed any air bag warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel. The contact has pictures of the incident and a copy of the police report. The failure and current mileages were 5,000.