2000 Kia Sephia: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2000 Kia Sephia. The campaign is 04V305000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Jun 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly. NHTSA has 257 complaints on file for this model year. 7 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 04V305000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles. The recall began august 16, 2004. Owners 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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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 251,594 units in total.
04V305000Received . 251,594 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger and sport utility vehicles, the front safety belt buckles may emit a "click" sound during the buckling process that is similar to the sound emitted when a buckle is being latched, when it is not.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The latch can then pull out of the buckle when tension is applied.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles. The recall began august 16, 2004. Owners should contact kia at 1-800-333-4542.
Report filed by KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SC039. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
257 complaints, 448 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.
- 2000 Kia Sephia
- All 2000 vehicles
| Component | 2000 Sephia | All 2000 vehicles | Sephia, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 203.1 | 120 | 251.8 | 91 |
| Power Train | 113.8 | 87.5 | 95.4 | 51 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 113.8 | 128.9 | 128.9 | 51 |
| Electrical System | 107.1 | 95.2 | 112.8 | 48 |
| Air Bags | 67 | 53.7 | 56.1 | 30 |
| Visibility | 49.1 | 42.2 | 40 | 22 |
| Structure | 49.1 | 56.3 | 41.3 | 22 |
| Equipment | 33.5 | 19.5 | 23 | 15 |
| Seat Belts | 33.5 | 17.9 | 30.5 | 15 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 31.3 | 17.9 | 11.8 | 14 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 40
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 35
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 26 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA04007 | Engineering analysis | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION | Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly | 27 Feb 2004 | 26 Jul 2004 | |
| EA04004 | Engineering analysis | REFUELING SPIT BACK | Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 3 Feb 2004 | 29 Jul 2004 | |
| RQ03007 | Recall query | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION | Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly | 14 Oct 2003 | 27 Feb 2004 | 04V305000 |
| RQ03006 | Recall query | REFUELING SPIT BACK | Fuel System, Gasoline | 15 Aug 2003 | 3 Feb 2004 | |
| EA02016 | Engineering analysis | NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables | 6 Aug 2002 | 7 Oct 2003 | |
| PE02028 | Preliminary evaluation | BATTERY CABLE CHAFING | Electrical System | 6 Mar 2002 | 6 Aug 2002 | |
| PE00026 | Preliminary evaluation | INCORRECT BATTERY JUMP-START | Electrical System | 10 Jul 2000 | 31 Jul 2000 | 00V205000 |
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 2000 Kia SephiaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2000 Kia Sephia: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kia/sephia/2000/. 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 2000 Kia Sephia?
- 251,594 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 2000 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Kia Sephia name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 91 of 448 component mentions, or 203.1 per 1,000. For all 2000 vehicles the figure is 120 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Kia Sephia open?
- No. Each of the 7 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.