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KIA - Seat belt pretensioners may explode
Official notice
4 Mar 2022
Last checked
4 Mar 2022
An official NHTSA notice concerns KIA - Seat belt pretensioners may explode. An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury. Published 2022-03-04.
What to do now
Dealers will replace the seatbelt pretensioner(s), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed may 3, 2022. Owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is sc231. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall number 22v-447. Vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedy completed.
Units affected
213
Recall number
SC231
Official notice
2022-03-04
The hazard
The hazard
An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.
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Brand: KIA. Contact: Kia America, Inc..
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