What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005102
- Recall date
- 8 April 2005
- Make
- Kia
- Models
- Sportage
- Model years
- 2005
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 1,709
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, while cornering under conditions where Electronic Stability Program (ESP) activation may not be needed, a sensitive ESP may cause the engine to reduce power and the brake at one of the wheels to be applied without brake pedal application by the driver. This may cause the vehicle to slow and may affect the path that the vehicle is traveling. Brake application caused by inadvertent ESP activation may result in a crash. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the ESP Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2005102.