Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2001 KIA Sportage

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.

2
Open recalls
228
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
13
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

228 filed
25
Crashes
4
Fires
17
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    24
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    15
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    13
  • Electrical System
    13
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    12
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    10
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    10
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    9

Recalls

2 campaigns
09E025000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2009-05-11

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

RiskDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

09E012000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2009-04-07

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

RiskDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixSABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
EA06007·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2006-05-09 → 2007-11-30

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

EA06007·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE2006-05-09 → 2007-11-30

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

EA06007·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2006-05-09 → 2007-11-30

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

RQ03007·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2003-10-14 → 2004-02-27

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION

Led to recall04V305000

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