Auto Recall Date:
JUL 25, 1994
Vehicle Component:
POWER TRAIN
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
6945
Model Affected
1994 KIA SEPHIA
1994 Kia Sephia Defect Summary:
THE ELECTRONIC SPEEDOMETER SENSOR CAN SEIZE, CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL (IF THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL) TO STOP FUNCTIONING.
Defect Consequence:
THE LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL WILL CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED. LOSS OF THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RESULT IN THE OPERATOR NOT KNOWING THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SPEEDOMETER DRIVE GEAR, ELECTRONIC SENSOR, AND FLEXIBLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY.
Estimated Vehicles Affected:
6945
Notes:
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.