1998 Kia Sportage defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 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…

• ENGINE STALLING POST-RECALL
  Recall Query RQ02013 · opened Oct 18, 2002 · closed Sep 2, 2003 · led to recall 99V325000

  Rq02-013 was opened to assess the scope and adequacy of recall 99v-325, which involved modifications to the engine fuel injection wire harness (harness).vehicles produced after the recall population have shown no signs of a defect trend.the majority of recall remedy failures identified were repaired within one day of t…

• 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.

• TURN SIGHAL
  Engineering Analysis EA00018 · opened Jun 29, 2000 · closed Jul 29, 2002 · led to recall 02V207000

  There is no summary currently available

• TURN SIGNAL, TRAFFIC SAFETY HAZARD
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00004 · opened Jan 13, 2000 · closed Jun 29, 2000

  Allege that while driving, the trun signal switch failed.this failure increases the risk of a vehicle crash due to operator distraction and due to other vehicles being uninformed of the operator's intentions.

• WINDSHIELD WIPER
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99033 · opened May 6, 1999 · closed Oct 21, 1999 · led to recall 99V271000

  Alleged windshield wiper becomes inoperative when the wiper arm and pivot separate