{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KIA recall 12V244 (SC097): Model Year 2006-2008 Rio",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v244/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V244 (Kia): AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITH A CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THAT CHILD. Kia's own number: SC097.",
  "excerpt": "Kia Rio, model years 2006 to 2008. Filed by Kia Motors Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 31 May 2012. 72,568 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Kia's own number for this recall: SC097. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V244 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITH A CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THAT CHILD.” 12V244 KIA MOTORS CORPORATION Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive 31 May 2012 2006-2008 KIA RIO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITH A CHILD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THAT CHILD. KIA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS W",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:31:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:56:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KIA recall 12V244 (SC097): Model Year 2006-2008 Rio\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v244/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}