The issue
On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules, l'interrupteur de feux de freinage pourrait tomber en panne et causer le fonctionnement intermittent des feux de freinage. Si les feux ne freinage ne s'allument pas lorsque la pédale de frein est enfoncée cela pourrait causer un accident, endommager des biens matériels ou blesser quelqu'un. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront remplacer l'interrupteur.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Optima | 2011 |
| Kia Rondo | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Kia Sedona | 2007 |
| Kia Sorento | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| Kia Soul | 2010, 2011 |
| Kia Sportage | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Optima | 2011 | 594 | 5 |
| Kia Rondo | 2007 | 117 | 3 |
| Kia Rondo | 2008 | 97 | 3 |
| Kia Rondo | 2009 | 72 | 2 |
| Kia Rondo | 2010 | 9 | 2 |
| Kia Rondo | 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| Kia Sedona | 2007 | 157 | 6 |
| Kia Sorento | 2007 | 154 | 4 |
| Kia Sorento | 2008 | 217 | 3 |
| Kia Sorento | 2009 | 55 | 2 |
| Kia Sorento | 2011 | 1,520 | 7 |
| Kia Soul | 2010 | 135 | 3 |
| Kia Soul | 2011 | 194 | 3 |
| Kia Sportage | 2007 | 77 | 2 |
| Kia Sportage | 2008 | 98 | 3 |
| Kia Sportage | 2009 | 80 | 3 |
| Kia Sportage | 2010 | 20 | 2 |