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NHTSA recall 97V234000

Latches/locks/linkages › Hatchback/liftgate › Lock

KIA Sportage

Reported Dec 17, 199723,493 vehicles affectedKIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.Built Jul 26, 1996 – Aug 12, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. a microswitch on the rear hatch lock cylinder can malfunction causing the power door locks to unlock inadvertently.

The risk

Should this occur, security from unwanted intrusion into the vehicle IS lost.

The remedy

Dealers will modify the rear hatch door unlock circuit.

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Vehicles in this recall

KIA Sportage
19961997

Notes

Owner notification began december 15, 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact KIA at 1-800-333-4kia (1-800-333-4542).also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.