Kia Rio: Rear/other

Date

Aug. 4, 2006

Filed by

KIA Motors America, Inc.

Vehicles

Kia Rio (2003)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

Kia America, Inc.

Component

Seat Belts › Rear/Other

Description of the defect

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.

Potentially affected

32257

What can happen

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.

Recall notes

Kiarecall no. SC064. Customers May also contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

Sept. 15, 2006

Manufacturer campaign number

SC064

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

06V294000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.