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Recall 12V-244

KIA MOTORS CORPORATION recalled the 2006 to 2008 Kia Rio: Air bags (frontal, sensor/control module-inactive).

At a glance

Campaign number
12V-244
Reported
May 31, 2012
Vehicles affected
72,568 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Kia is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 rio vehicles, manufactured from february 20, 2005, through december 9, 2007. The front passenger seat occupant sensor mat can experience fatigue cracking. If sufficient cracking occurs, the occupant classification system (ocs) will cease to function such that the system will not be able to detect whether a child passenger is in the seat and the airbag will deploy during a crash necessitating deployment.

The risk

Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.

The fix

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ocs seat sensor mat, free of charge. The recall began on july 26, 2012. Owners may contact kia consumer assistance center at 1-[removed].

Notes from the manufacturer

Kia's safety recall campaign number is sc097.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-[removed] (tty: 1-[removed]); or go to [link removed]

Affected vehicles