Complaint 1102274
2007 KIA RIO • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Aug 22, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1102274
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- RIO
- Model Year
- 2007
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Aug 22, 2014
- Date Received
- Aug 25, 2014
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
THE 'AIRBAG' DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT CUSHION. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY A 'VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN' CONDUCTED BY KIA AFFECTING "2006-2008 MY RIO OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MAT" BUT ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MY KIA RIO MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2007 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM/DIAGNOSIS/FIX IS IDENTICAL. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.