The defect
THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER SENSOR CAN SEIZE, CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL (IF THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL) TO STOP FUNCTIONING.
The risk
THE LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL WILL CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED. LOSS OF THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RESULT IN THE OPERATOR NOT KNOWING THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SPEEDOMETER DRIVE GEAR, ELECTRONIC SENSOR, AND FLEXIBLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Sephia | 1994 |
Components: POWER TRAIN
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 Sephia | 1994 | 16 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1994
9 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the power train; KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 94V217000 8 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V216000 1 Nov 1994 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 94V199000 13 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V165000 2 Sept 1994 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V093000 16 May 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V063000 10 Apr 1994 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 94V052000 23 Mar 1994 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 94V033000 23 Feb 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994