Kia to Replace Manifold Catalytic Converter
15 September 2000
Kia to Replace Manifold Catalytic ConverterIRVINE, Calif., Sept. 15 Kia today announced a voluntary recall of 1998 Sportage sport-utility vehicles to replace the manifold catalytic converter. A total of 20,439 Sportages will be recalled after Kia discovered that a weld on the manifold catalytic converter could crack. If the manifold catalytic converter cracks, exhaust leakage and noise would occur, and the vehicle would fail a vehicle inspection or a registration renewal emission test. This is not a safety-related recall. Sportage owners are being asked by mail to bring their vehicle to a Kia dealership so that the manifold catalytic converter can be replaced. The two-hour procedure will be done at no charge.