The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP), THE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BECOME TOO SENSITIVE AND MAY RECALIBRATE INACCURATELY. WHILE DRIVING THE ESP PROGRAM MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REDUCE POWER AND MAY CAUSE A BRAKE AT ONE OF THE WHEELS TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY.
The risk
BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED BY INADVERTENT ESP ACTIVATION MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ESP HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Sportage | 2005 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
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 Sportage | 2005 | 68 | 3 |
Other electronic stability control recalls in 2005
4 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the electronic stability control; KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 05V316000 7 Jul 2005 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V177000 27 Apr 2005 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
| 05V119000 25 Mar 2005 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005