Service bulletin KT-2009050801
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10030366 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2009-09-25 |
| Manufacturer's number | KT-2009050801 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2009-05-08 |
| NHTSA component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
NHTSA's summary
KIA MOTORS: THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS). THE OCS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT CUSHION, AND MAY MISCLASSIFY THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN ADULT PASSENGERS BASED ON A COMIBINATION OF THEIR WEIGHT, STATURE, BODY SHAPE AND POSITION ON THE SEAT CUSHION. THIS CONDITION PROHIBITS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG. *PE
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Air bags, Air bag control module
| KIA SORENTO | 2007, 2008 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 11V473000 | 2011-09-07. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.