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2000 Kia Sephia seat belts problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2000 Kia Sephia6% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Seat Belts complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The seatbelt pretensioners is locked up & they (both driver/passenger) seatbelts "do not" reel back 2 provide securement of the passenger(s). Also, the electrical issue is the horn does not work even when there's a new fuse & horn. There's a defect in the steering wheel horn button.

    filed Apr 6, 2018

  • I 🅾wn a 2000 kia sephia & the front drivers seatbelt retracts slow& does not lock. The passenger seatbelt does not retract @ all. Additionally, the passenger front door lock does not lock as if the lock actuator has seized up.

    filed Nov 12, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Seat Belts problems in other Sephia years

YearReportsShare
2001 Sephia98%
1999 Sephia133%
1998 Sephia61%
1997 Sephia2010%
1996 Sephia1513%
1995 Sephia914%
Sephia seat belts problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.