Vehicle recall 12V244000 · May 31, 2012
2006-2008 Kia Rio
The front passenger seat occupant sensor mat can experience fatigue cracking.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Kia is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 rio vehicles, manufactured from February 20, 2005, through December 9, 2007. The front passenger seat occupant sensor mat can experience fatigue cracking. If sufficient cracking occurs, the occupant classification system (ocs) will cease to function such that the system will not be able to detect whether a child passenger is in the seat and the airbag will deploy during a crash necessitating deployment.
- Consequence
- Air bag deployment with a child in the front passenger side seat increases the risk of injury to that child.
- Remedy
- Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ocs seat sensor mat, free of charge. The recall began on July 26, 2012. Owners may contact Kia consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.
- Notes
- Kia's safety recall campaign number is SC097.CUSTOMERS may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V244000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 31, 2012
- Filed by
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign
- SC097
- Owner notification
- July 26, 2012
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 72,568
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
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