{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2004294 (Kia), 2000: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2004294/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2004294, KIA SPORTAGE, SEPHIA, 2004-08-23. On certain vehicles, the front seat belt buckles may not latch properly, even though they.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Sportage, Sephia. Published by Transport Canada as 2004294 on 23 August 2004. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the front seat belt buckles may not latch properly, even though they emit a clicking sound during latching. Improperly latched buckles would not provide passenger restraint and could pull out at any time, especially during a collision. Correction: Dealers will replace the front seat belt … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. Kia SPORTAGE is named on 17 American notices, 17 British, 10 European and 9 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Kia recall 24V422 - 2024 Kia Sportage Kia recall 24V025 - 2023-2024 Sportage and 2022-2024 Carnival Kia recall 23V531 - 2023 Soul, Sportage, and 2023-2024 Seltos DVSA recall R/2003/092: Kia Sportage, Shuma and Mentor (The front seat belt buckles may not latch securely) DVSA recall R/2003/092: Kia Sportage, Shuma and Mentor (The front seat belt buckles may not latch securely) DVSA recall R/2003/156: Kia Sportage (Possible loss of steering) EU Safety Gate alert A12/0592/13: Kia Sorento, Carens, Carnival, Soul, Sportage, Optima, notified by Germany EU Safety G",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:25:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:25:53+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2004294 (Kia), 2000: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2004294/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}