{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"02V216000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE02051","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"2002-06-17","closed":"2002-09-20","open":false,"manufacturer":"Kia America, Inc.","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY","subject":"SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTION","summary":"BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 25, 2002, KIA ADVISED NHTSA THAT THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WILL BE RECALLED.SPECIFIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY KIA HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AT THIS TIME.THE SAFETY RECALL PROGRAM HAS BEEN ASSIGNED CAMPAIGN NO. 02V-216.","campaigns":["02V216000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"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.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/02V216000"}