Recall 06V294000: 2003 Kia RIO

Report received

Aug 4, 2006

Manufacturer

Kia motors america, inc.

Potentially affected

32,257vehicles

Model years

2003

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." when used with certain child seats, the automatic locking retractor (alr) function in the rear outboard seatbelt assemblies may disengage.

Possible consequence

If a child seat is not properly secured, there is an increased risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace both rear outboard seatbelt assemblies free of charge. The recall began on september 15, 2006. Owners may contact hyundai-kia at 1-800-333-4542.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2003 Kia RIO74 complaints