2003 Kia Sorento recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain sport utility vehicles may experience a fuel leak from fuel tubes near the fuel tank due to an interference fit with the vehicle floor panel.
💥 The risk
Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace a section of the fuel line. The recall began on october 10, 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
- 05V353000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SC-052
- Manufacturer
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 2,935
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-333-4542
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 10, 2005
- Built
- Jun 7, 2002 – Aug 14, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- KIA recall no. SC-052.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.