Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2005 Kia LD Spectra

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body1
100
Air Bags1
101

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Air Bags05V431000
Filed Sep 21, 200573,641 vehiclesKia Motors America, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED AIR BAG FEATURE, THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE MAY MISCLASSIFY A CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT (CRS) AS AN ADULT. THIS MAY OCCUR IF THE CRS IS INSTALLED AFTER AN ADULT HAS BEEN SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN A 'KEY ON' ' KEY OFF' CYCLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT EMPTY PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE CRS.

Risk. THE POSSIBILITY OF MISCLASSIFICATION OF A CRS AS AN ADULT MAY ALLOW THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO THE RIGHT FRONT OCCUPANT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE'S OCS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO REMOVE THE FEATURE THAT MAY CAUSE THE CRS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS AN ADULT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Nov 25, 2019160,000 milesIN

CAR SUDDENLY BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN. I HAVE REPLACED MOST OF THE PARTS I THINK I NEED BUT STILL NEED PARTS THAT WERE RECALLED AND PROBABLY AN ALIGNMENT AND COUPLE TIRES.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 29, 2015104,000 milesTX

SORRY, HAD TO COMPLETE A 2ND COMPLAINT BECAUSE REALIZED WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE THAT IT DIDN'T SAVE THE INJURY INFO. MY SON REAR ENDED A VEHICLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSING A CONCUSSION. *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2005 — this page2100Routine
20045100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 21, 2005. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.