NHTSA Campaign 16V387000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

Issued by Kia Motors America · Reported Jun 1, 2016 · 97,884 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KIA SEDONA 2006 97,884
KIA SEDONA 2007 97,884
KIA SEDONA 2008 97,884
KIA SEDONA 2009 97,884
KIA SEDONA 2010 97,884
KIA SEDONA 2011 97,884
KIA SEDONA 2012 97,884

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V387000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.