Safety defect investigations, technical specifications, and manufacturer repair notices for Canadian owners.
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Safety recall notices and repair campaigns registered for the 2009 Kia Borrego in Canada.
On certain vehicles, the compliance label may be missing information in French. The words listed on the label for "Tires", "Rims", "Front" and "Rear" appear in English only, when they should be listed as "Tires/Pneus", "Rims/Jantes", "Front/Avant" and "Rear/Arriere". Canadian regulations require this information to be listed on the label in both English and French.
These small errors do not affect vehicle safety.
This is not a recall. Kia has corrected the compliance label for all new vehicles.
On certain vehicles, plate(s) in the headliner could detach and hit an occupant if the side curtain airbags deploy in a crash.
Headliner plate(s) that hit an occupant could create a risk of injury.
Kia will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to add adhesive tape to secure the plates to the headliner.
On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch. Note: This is an expansion of recall 2013-098.
A failure of this component (electrical) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
On certain vehicles, the brake pedal mount could fail during a vehicle crash. As a result, the driver would not be able stop a vehicle still in motion after a crash by applying the brakes. This could cause a second vehicle crash, which could result in additional property damage and/or personal injury. Note: the vehicle could be immobilized by using the parking brake or slowed by shifting the transmission into Neutral. Correction: Dealers will replace the brake pedal mount.
A failure of this component (brakes) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
Certain vehicles fail to comply with CMVSS 108 - Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices. The Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) are combined with the turn signal lamps in a way that, when the turn signal is switched ON, both DRL lamps are extinguished. This manner of operation is contrary to the requirements of the Standard. Correction: Dealers will install updated software.
A failure of this component (lights and instruments) may increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Authorized dealerships will inspect the vehicle and complete all necessary repairs free of charge (parts and labor).
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