The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A MICROSWITCH ON THE REAR HATCH LOCK CYLINDER CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK INADVERTENTLY.
The risk
SHOULD THIS OCCUR, SECURITY FROM UNWANTED INTRUSION INTO THE VEHICLE IS LOST.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE REAR HATCH DOOR UNLOCK CIRCUIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kia Sportage | 1996, 1997 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
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 | 1996 | 57 | 3 |
| Kia Sportage | 1997 | 181 | 3 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1997
5 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 97V085000 22 May 1997 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 97V063002 12 May 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 97V063001 18 Apr 1997 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 97V024000 4 Mar 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997