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2005 Kia SPORTAGE Parking Brake Recall


NHTSA Recall #	59260
NHTSA Compaign #	05V318000
MFG Compaign #	SC-050
Manufacturer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Supplier	KIA
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2005
Component	PARKING BRAKE
Date of notification	01/08/05
Begin date of manufacuring	29/03/05
End date of manufacturing	18/05/05
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	08/07/05
Report created	14/07/05
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	3672
Defect summary	On certain sport utility vehicles, the parking brake lever ratchet pawl was not properly manufactured and my damage the teeth of the parking brake lever ratchet. Damaged parking brake lever ratchet teeth may prevent the parking brake from engaging or may allow the parking brake to release after it has been engaged.
Consequence summary	The inability to engage, or the inadvertent release of, the parking brake lever may allow your vehicle to roll while it is parked and may result in a crash.
Corrective action	Dealers will replace the parking brake lever assembly. The recall began on august 1, 2005. Owners may contact kia at 1-800-333-4542.
Recall notes	Kia recall no. Sc-050. 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.

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Kia SPORTAGE Parking Brake Recall

2005 Kia SPORTAGE Parking Brake Recall

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