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Kia

Official notice

14 Mar 2023

Last checked

14 Mar 2023

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. Published 2023-03-14.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70579

Official notice

2023-03-14

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.

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

70579

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2007, Make: KIA, Model: RONDO

Product 2

Year: 2007, Make: KIA, Model: SEDONA

Product 3

Year: 2007, Make: KIA, Model: SORENTO

Product 4

Year: 2007, Make: KIA, Model: SPORTAGE

Product 5

Year: 2008, Make: KIA, Model: RONDO

Product 6

Year: 2008, Make: KIA, Model: SORENTO

Product 7

Year: 2008, Make: KIA, Model: SPORTAGE

Product 8

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: RONDO

Product 9

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: SORENTO

Product 10

Year: 2009, Make: KIA, Model: SPORTAGE

Product 11

Year: 2010, Make: KIA, Model: RONDO

Product 12

Year: 2010, Make: KIA, Model: SOUL

Product 13

Year: 2010, Make: KIA, Model: SPORTAGE

Product 14

Year: 2011, Make: KIA, Model: OPTIMA

Product 15

Year: 2011, Make: KIA, Model: RONDO

Product 16

Year: 2011, Make: KIA, Model: SORENTO

Product 17

Year: 2011, Make: KIA, Model: SOUL

Product 18

Year: 2012, Make: KIA, Model: RONDO

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.

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

70579

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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