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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

INCORRECT BATTERY JUMP-START

Action number
PE00026
Opened
Jul 10, 2000
Closed
Jul 31, 2000
Outcome
Recall 00V205000

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 00V205000.

Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →

What NHTSA is examining

Allege battety may explode if owner's attempt to jump-state the vehicle by following the owner's manual diagram

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.