NHTSA recall 04V305000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V305000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC039 |
| Manufacturer | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-06-24 |
| Owners notified | 2004-08-16 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 251594 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY EMIT A "CLICK" SOUND DURING THE BUCKLING PROCESS THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND EMITTED WHEN A BUCKLE IS BEING LATCHED, WHEN IT IS NOT.
What can happen
THE LATCH CAN THEN PULL OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN TENSION IS APPLIED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
KIA RECALL NO. SC039.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1999 KIA SEPHIA | Built 1998-06-01 to 2000-07-31. |
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| 2000 KIA SEPHIA | Built 1998-06-01 to 2000-07-31. |
| 1999 KIA SPORTAGE | Built 1998-03-01 to 2000-11-30. |
| 2000 KIA SPORTAGE | Built 1998-03-01 to 2000-11-30. |
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Investigated as RQ03007
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ03007 | Recall query, opened 2003-10-14, closed 2004-02-27. SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.