1995-2002 Kia Sportage: Recall History
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about official auto recalls, reliability issues, and vehicle problems for the 1995-2002 Kia Sportage directly from the NHTSA and manufacturers.
NHTSA Recall History
1995:
Nuts attaching rear-axle bearing oil seal retainers and brake-backing plates may be undertorqued, causing units to loosen or fall off; could cause oil leakage, rear-brake damage, or separation of rear wheel/axleshaft from vehicle.
1996 EX:
Accelerator-pedal assembly could bind or stick.
1996-97:
Rear hatch-lock microswitch can malfunction, causing power door locks to unlock inadvertently.
1997-99:
Wires at C123 and C124 connectors can be put under tension by engine movement, loosening them, which can cause engine stalling.
1998-99 w/o antilock braking:
Steering intermediate-shaft coupling can contact hydraulic brake pipe, causing fluid leakage.
1999-00:
Front seat belt buckles may emit clicking sound during buckle-up process, even if it is not being latched.
2000:
Jump-start instructions depict the cables attached to the wrong polarity terminals.
2002:
Engine heat may damage the blades of the cooling fan. Dealers will replace the engine cooling fan with a fan made of improved material.
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