2001 Kia Sportage defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2001 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…

• SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION
  Recall Query RQ03007 · opened Oct 14, 2003 · closed Feb 27, 2004 · led to recall 04V305000

  Information received and analyzed during this rq disclosed that my 1999 and 2000 kia sephia and sportage vehicles were equipped with modified versions of the same safety belt latch assembly as those recalled in campaign no. 02v-216.these latch assemblies were identified as type a97. Odi analyses indicate a continuing t…