2001 Kia Spectra defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2001 Kia Spectra. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- REFUELING SPIT BACKEngineering Analysis EA04004 · opened Feb 3, 2004 · closed Jul 29, 2004
Based on the low rate of fuel spit-back incedents (14.3 incidents per 100,000 vehicles sold), a low warranty claims rate of 0.02 percent, and the lack of engineering information that would support the presence of an engineering defect, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified and further use of agency reso…