SPORTAGE: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	99V325000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	KIA
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	SPORTAGE
Model Year:	1997
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Manufacturered:	19960829 - 19990201
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	76986
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	20000125
Recall Initiated By:	20000125
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Report Received Date:	19991119
Record Creation Date:	19991129
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Defect Summary:	VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE C123 AND C124 CONNECTORS CAN BE PUT UNDER TENSION BY MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE, THUS PULLING THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS, LOOSENING THEM AND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CIRCUIT CONTINUITY.
Consequence Summary:	THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE ENGINE STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective Summary:	DEALERS WILL INSTALL SPRING CLIPS TO LOCK THE CONNECTORS TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, THE DEALERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO SOLDER A SPLICE IN THE WIRE HARNESS.

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