SC165 – Air Bags/Seat Belt Pretensioners may be Disabled – 2010-2013 Kia

2013 Kia Optima

NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V363 Manufacturer Kia Motors America Components AIR BAGS Potential Number of Units Affected 507,587   Air Bags/Seat Belt Pretensioners may be Disabled If the frontal air bags and seat belt pretensioners are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a vehicle crash that necessitates deployment of these …

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BRAKE PEDAL STOPPER PAD REPLACEMENT (SC158) – 2012-2014 Kia Forte & Forte Koup

2014 Kia Forte

NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V773 Manufacturer Kia Motors America Components SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Potential Number of Units Affected 134,366   Brake Pedal Stopper may Deteriorate If the brake light switch plunger does not retract as it should when the brake pedal is not being pressed, the brake lights may stay illuminated preventing accurate communication to following vehicles that the vehicle …

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SC147 – Bearing Wear may result in Engine Seizure – 2011-2014 Kia

NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V224 Manufacturer Kia Motors America Components ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Potential Number of Units Affected 618,160   Bearing Wear may result in Engine Seizure Bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash.   Summary Kia Motor Company (Kia) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Optima, 2012-2014 Sorento and 2011-2013 Sportage vehicles. Machining …

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Front Strut Bearing Replacement – 2011-2013 Kia Sorento

2014-042   SUBJECT: FRONT STRUT BEARING REPLACEMENT   This bulletin provides the procedure for replacing the front strut bearings on some 2011-2013MY Sorento (XM) vehicles, produced from October 26, 2009 through January 21, 2013, which may exhibit a creaking noise emanating from the front of the vehicle when turning the wheel, quickly, at slow speeds. This concern may …

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Cold Engine Start-Up Chatter – 2011-2013 Kia Sorento

2014-140   SUBJECT: 3.5 L MPI – COLD ENGINE START-UP CHATTER   This bulletin provides information related to some 2011-2013MY Sorento (XMa) vehicles, equipped with the 3.5 L engine and produced from October 26, 2009 to July 14, 2012, which may exhibit a concern related to unusually loud engine chatter during initial start-up after sitting for several hours. …

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