Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 KIA Sephia

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.

1
Open recalls
205
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
13
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

205 filed
30
Crashes
5
Fires
29
Injuries reported
2
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    32
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    23
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    22
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    21
  • Unknown OR Other
    20
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    17
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    16
  • Structure
    11

Recalls

1 campaign
02V216000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2002-08-16

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MAY "FALSE LATCH" AND EXPOSE THE DRIVER TO UNRESTRAINED MOVEMENT DURING A CRASH.

RiskIN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

FixOWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 20, 2002. 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

1 action
PE02051·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2002-06-17 → 2002-09-20

SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTION

Led to recall02V216000

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