NHTSA recall campaign

02V216000

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly

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8Affected configurations shown189,706Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Report receivedApr 8, 2003
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

What fixes it

Official remedy

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 20, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 02V216000

1998 KIA SEPHIAOpen vehicle record →1998 KIA SPORTAGEOpen vehicle record →1997 KIA SPORTAGEOpen vehicle record →1997 KIA SEPHIAOpen vehicle record →1996 KIA SPORTAGEOpen vehicle record →1996 KIA SEPHIAOpen vehicle record →1995 KIA SEPHIAOpen vehicle record →1995 KIA SPORTAGEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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