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Year · Make · Model

2002 KIA Sedona

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
198
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
22
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

198 filed
17
Crashes
13
Fires
20
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    21
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    15
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    12
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    12
  • AIR Bags
    12
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
    11
  • Seat Belts
    11
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    10

Recalls

3 campaigns
05V013000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES2005-01-19

ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE THROTTLE CABLE WOULD TWIST ITSELF OUT OF POSITION.

RiskTHIS CAN PERMIT THE CABLE TO BE HUNG UP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE FREE OF CHARGE. VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM MARCH 20, 2001 THROUGH NOVEMBER 7, 2001 WILL HAVE A GUIDE CLIP INSTALLED ON THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE TENSION FORCE CABLE DOES NOT MOVE OUT OF POSITION. VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 8, 2001, ALREADY HAVE THE EXTENDED GUIDE, WHICH ACCOMPLISHES THE SAME OBJECTIVE. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 21, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

03V135000·SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY2003-04-03

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEAT STRIKERS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE FLOOR PAN HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD BREAK IN A CRASH.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF THESE SEATS.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT STRIKERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 25, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542

03V017000·SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER2003-01-22

CERTAIN MINI VANS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE SECOND AND THIRD SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHOR BOLTS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS.

RiskIN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHOR BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 24, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
EA08017·STEERING2008-08-28 → 2009-07-01

STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BINDING

PE08033·STEERING2008-04-28 → 2008-08-28

STEERING BINDING

PE04067·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2004-09-24 → 2005-01-27

THROTTLE CABLE BINDING

Led to recall05V013000

PE04067·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES2004-09-24 → 2005-01-27

THROTTLE CABLE BINDING

Led to recall05V013000

PE04067·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2004-09-24 → 2005-01-27

THROTTLE CABLE BINDING

Led to recall05V013000

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