The defect
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Kia Sedona vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2005, through August 14, 2012 and originally sold in, or currently registered in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In the affected vehicles, the front lower control arms may break due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use.
The risk
A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kia will notify owners and dealers will replace the front lower control arms on 2006-2007 models. 2008-2012 models will either have their front lower control arms replaced or additional anti-corrosion coating will be applied. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2016. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC133.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Sedona | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
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 Sedona | 2006 | 385 | 7 |
| Kia Sedona | 2007 | 157 | 6 |
| Kia Sedona | 2008 | 170 | 5 |
| Kia Sedona | 2009 | 48 | 5 |
| Kia Sedona | 2010 | 32 | 5 |
| Kia Sedona | 2011 | 65 | 6 |
| Kia Sedona | 2012 | 108 | 5 |
Other suspension recalls in 2016
62 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the suspension; Kia Motors America filed 82 campaigns in all.
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| 16V885000 9 Dec 2016 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 16V845000 22 Nov 2016 | E-One Incorporated |
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016