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KIA - Fuel filler neck rubber hoses may crack over time

Official notice

11 Sept 2018

Last checked

11 Sept 2018

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns KIA - Fuel filler neck rubber hoses may crack over time. Fuel filler neck rubber hoses may crack over time Published 2018-09-11.

What to do now

Improved quality levelling and filler hoses will be installed replacing all of the potentially defective items.

Units affected

8,998

Recall number

R-2018-246

Official notice

2018-09-11

The hazard

Fuel filler neck rubber hoses may crack over time

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.

Models

PICANTO

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Affected products

Product 1

KIA PICANTO

Units affected

8,998

Risk / hazard

Fuel filler neck rubber hoses may crack over time

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

KIA

Manufacturer

Kia

Phone

Not provided

Brand: KIA. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-246

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-246

Campaign number

181033

Units affected

8,998

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-246

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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