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Passenger car Sportage Kia
Official notice
2 Mar 2012
Last checked
2 Mar 2012
An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Passenger car Sportage Kia. Null Some vehicles have been fitted with a vacuum pump that could fail in service. If this occurs it will reduce the amount of vacuum available to the servo which, after a number of braking applications, will result in increased braking distances and pedal hardness. This could lead to a road accident. Published 2012-03-02.
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The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.
Recall number
0356/12
Official notice
2012-03-02
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Null Some vehicles have been fitted with a vacuum pump that could fail in service. If this occurs it will reduce the amount of vacuum available to the servo which, after a number of braking applications, will result in increased braking distances and pedal hardness. This could lead to a road accident.
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