| Issue ID | 952921 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10486345 |
| Manufacurer | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | RIO |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 08/07/09 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia rio. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and another driver alerted that the exterior brakes lights were inoperative. The contact sprayed a lubricant onto the brake lamp switch. Three years later the failure recurred. The vehicle had not been repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. There was a recall issued for other 2007 kia model vehicles under nhtsa campaign id number 09v130000 (component: exterior lighting: brake lights: switch). The approximate failure mileage was 15,000... Updated 01/04/13 *bf |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | NAPLES, ID |
| VIN pattern | KNADE123376XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | MAN |
| Vehicle speed | 30 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | GEOGLE GEE |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | COEURD'ALENE |
| Dealer's state code | ID |
| Dealer's ZIP code |