# NHTSA recall 07V161000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 07V161000
- Manufacturer's number: SC070
- Manufacturer: KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2007\-04\-16
- Owners notified: 2007\-06\-11
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- Units potentially affected: 35090

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

DEALERS 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.


## Notes

KIA RECALL NO. SC070.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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2002 KIA SPORTAGE](/makes/kia/sportage/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-05\-15 to 2002\-10\-02.

## Investigated as EA07001

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.

- EA07001: Engineering analysis, opened 2007\-01\-22, closed 2007\-04\-16. FAN BLADE CRACKING/SEPARATION. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/07V161000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/07V161000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [014](/bulletins/10005300.md), 2004-02-20, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/07V161000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/07V161000)

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