1996 Kia Sportage defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Kia Sportage. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL TANK LEAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA06007 · opened May 9, 2006 · closed Nov 30, 2007

  A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.review of the warranty data revealed elevated tank leakage experience in vehicles produced from june 1999 to october 2000.analysis of complaints and warranty claims identified multiple causes and origins of fuel tank assembly leakage.the majority of com…

• SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02051 · opened Jun 17, 2002 · closed Sep 20, 2002 · led to recall 02V216000

  By letter dated august 25, 2002, kia advised nhtsa that the subject vehicles will be recalled.specific corrective action to be taken by kia has not been reported to nhtsa at this time.the safety recall program has been assigned campaign no. 02v-216.