NHTSA recall 05V159000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 05V159000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC046 |
| Manufacturer | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2005-04-20 |
| Owners notified | 2005-06-22 |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Units potentially affected | 24119 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT COULD CAUSE THE WHEELS TO CRACK UNDER LONG TERM DRIVING FATIGUE. IF CRACKS OCCUR, WHEEL NOISE AND VIBRATION WILL RESULT AND BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME.
What can happen
IF THE CRACK IS SEVERE, THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
Notes
KIA RECALL NO. SC046.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2001 KIA RIO | Built 2000-05-12 to 2000-10-17. |
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Investigated as EA04020
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.
| EA04020 | Engineering analysis, opened 2004-07-22, closed 2005-04-28. STEEL WHEEL FRACTURE. WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER; WHEELS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 046 | 2005-07-12. Service bulletin. STEEL WHEEL REPLACEMENT. SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE STEEL WHEELS MAY HAVE A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO CRACK UNDER LONG-TERM DRIVING FATIGUE. *TT |
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| 011200 | 2001-01-26. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING 14 INCH ALLOY WHEEL OPTION. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.