Vehicle profile
2003 Kia Sorento
SUV · Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 192 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3.5L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2003 Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
- 0.2× the 4.9 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2003 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
05V353000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSCERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL TUBES NEAR THE FUEL TANK DUE TO AN INTERFERENCE FIT WITH THE VEHICLE FLOOR PANEL.
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE A SECTION OF THE FUEL LINE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.
04/08/2005
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