2005 Kia Sportage recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
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.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the parking brake lever assembly. The recall began on august 1, 2005. Owners may contact KIA at 1-800-333-4542.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V318000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SC-050
- Manufacturer
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 3,672
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-333-4542
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 1, 2005
- Built
- Mar 29, 2005 – May 18, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.