1997 Kia Sephia: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1997 Kia Sephia. The campaign is 02V216000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Aug 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly. NHTSA has 205 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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 02V216000, in the NHTSA record
Owner notification began december 20, 2002. 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 1-800-333-4542.
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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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 189,706 units in total.
02V216000Received . 189,706 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the safety belt buckle may "false latch" and expose the driver to unrestrained movement during a crash.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owner notification began december 20, 2002. 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 1-800-333-4542.
Report filed by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SC027. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
205 complaints, 375 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1997 Kia Sephia
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Sephia | All 1997 vehicles | Sephia, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 229.3 | 106.3 | 251.8 | 86 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 125.3 | 134.8 | 128.9 | 47 |
| Power Train | 96 | 90.5 | 95.4 | 36 |
| Electrical System | 90.7 | 79.7 | 112.8 | 34 |
| Air Bags | 85.3 | 60.7 | 56.1 | 32 |
| Unknown or Other | 61.3 | 20.7 | 36.4 | 23 |
| Structure | 61.3 | 35.8 | 41.3 | 23 |
| Seat Belts | 56 | 25.2 | 30.5 | 21 |
| Visibility | 42.7 | 58.9 | 40 | 16 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 32 | 46.3 | 45.2 | 12 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 30
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 28
- Deaths in the complaints
- 2
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Sep 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE02051 | Preliminary evaluation | SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTION | Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly | 17 Jun 2002 | 20 Sep 2002 | 02V216000 |
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.
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 1997 Kia SephiaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Kia Sephia: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/sephia/1997/. 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
- 29 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Kia Sephia?
- 189,706 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 Sephia have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Kia Sephia, model years 1986 to 2003. 1 of them names the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Kia Sephia name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 86 of 375 component mentions, or 229.3 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 106.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Kia Sephia open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.