Recall 12V244000: 2006–2008 Kia RIO

Report received

May 31, 2012

Manufacturer

Kia motors corporation

Potentially affected

72,568vehicles

Model years

2006–2008

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

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.

Possible consequence

Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.

Remedy

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.

Affected model years

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

• 2006 Kia RIO74 complaints
• 2007 Kia RIO46 complaints
• 2008 Kia RIO46 complaints