2004 Kia Sedona EX: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2004 Kia Sedona EX. The campaign is 05V463000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Oct 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 05V463000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and re-route the wires under the power seats, if necessary, as well as install protective seaming welts around those wires to better insulate them. The recall began on november 28, 2005. Owners may contact kia at 1-800-333-4542.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 74,276 units in total.
05V463000Received . 74,276 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles equipped with power seats, the wiring under the front seats could be misrouted, allowing contact with metal seat components.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This contact could eventually result in a short circuit condition that may result in a fire in the junction box area of the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and re-route the wires under the power seats, if necessary, as well as install protective seaming welts around those wires to better insulate them. The recall began on november 28, 2005. Owners may contact kia at 1-800-333-4542.
Report filed by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SC054. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
27 complaints, 43 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Steering | 9 |
| Wheels | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 5 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 4 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Suspension | 3 |
| Exterior Lighting | 3 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Tires | 2 |
| Seats | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 14 Sep 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA08017 | Engineering analysis | STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BINDING | Steering | 28 Aug 2008 | 1 Jul 2009 | |
| PE08033 | Preliminary evaluation | STEERING BINDING | Steering | 28 Apr 2008 | 28 Aug 2008 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20021
- 20031
- 20041
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Kia Sedona EXThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Kia Sedona EX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/sedona-ex/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Kia Sedona EX?
- 74,276 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Kia Sedona EX have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the Kia Sedona EX, model years 2002 to 2004. It names the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Kia Sedona EX name most often?
- Steering: 9 of 43 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Kia Sedona EX open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.