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Year · Make · Model

2002 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.

3
Open recalls
234
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
9
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

234 filed
15
Crashes
6
Fires
9
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    35
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
    22
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    20
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    12
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    12
  • Electrical System
    12
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    11
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    9

Recalls

3 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.

07V161000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2007-04-16

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE ENGINE CAUSES REPEATED BENDING DEFORMATION OF THE POLYPROPYLENE COOLING FAN INCLUDING ITS RETAINING RING, WHICH STRESSES THE POLYPROPYLENE THEREBY INITIATING CRACKING OF THE BLADES. THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCES GENERATED BY THE ROTATION OF THE BLADES CAN CAUSE THE CRACKS TO PROPAGATE UNTIL COMPLETE SEPARATION OCCURS.

RiskSEPARATION OF THE FAN BLADE(S) CAN CREATE A RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WITH A FAN MADE OF IMPROVED MATERIAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA07001·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2007-01-22 → 2007-04-16

FAN BLADE CRACKING/SEPARATION

Led to recall07V161000

PE06042·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2006-09-21 → 2007-01-22

FAN BLADE CRACKING/SEPARATION

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

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

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

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