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Kia

Official notice

11 Jun 2018

Last checked

11 Jun 2018

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Kia. On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch. Note: This is an expansion of recall 2013-098. Published 2018-06-11.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70361

Official notice

2018-06-11

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch. Note: This is an expansion of recall 2013-098.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

70361

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2007, Make: KIA, Model: AMANTI

Product 2

Year: 2008, Make: KIA, Model: AMANTI

Product 3

Year: 2008, Make: KIA, Model: MAGENTIS

Product 4

Year: 2008, Make: KIA, Model: SEDONA

Product 5

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: AMANTI

Product 6

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: BORREGO

Product 7

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: FORTE

Product 8

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: MAGENTIS

Product 9

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: SEDONA

Product 10

Year: 2010, Make: KIA, Model: BORREGO

Product 11

Year: 2010, Make: KIA, Model: FORTE

Product 12

Year: 2010, Make: KIA, Model: MAGENTIS

Product 13

Year: 2010, Make: KIA, Model: SEDONA

Product 14

Year: 2011, Make: KIA, Model: BORREGO

Product 15

Year: 2011, Make: KIA, Model: SEDONA

Product 16

Year: 2011, Make: KIA, Model: SPORTAGE

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch. Note: This is an expansion of recall 2013-098.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: KIA.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70361

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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