2000 Kia Sportage Recall: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE

NHTSA campaign 00V205000 · Electrical System · filed Jul 27, 2000 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

66K

Manufacturer

KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Sep 7, 2000

The defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE. THESE VEHICLES WERE DISTRIBUTED WITH OWNERS MANUALS WITH AN INCORRECT JUMP START DIAGRAM. THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR JUMP STARTING ARE ACCURATE. HOWEVER, THE DIAGRAM DEPICTS THE JUMPER CABLES ATTACHED TO THE WRONG POLARITY TERMINALS. IF THE DIAGRAM WERE FOLLOWED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE RESULTING IMPROPER CONNECTIONS COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO RUPTURE AGGRESSIVELY DUE TO INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURES.

The risk

THIS COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURY TO BYSTANDERS.

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The fix — what to do

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ADHESIVE LABEL WITH THE CORRECT ILLUSTRATION TO PERMANENTLY AFFIX TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS MANUALS.

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 7, 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE ADHESIVE LABEL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Kia	Sportage	2000

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 00V205000 (manufacturer number SCO17). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.