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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

REFUELING SPIT- BACK

Action number
PE99042
Opened
Jun 24, 1999
Closed
Dec 16, 1999
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.

What NHTSA is examining

The subject vehicles are equipped with Onboard Refueling Vapor Recover Systems.Owners report that, during the refueling process, fuel sprays out of the refueling opening and soaks the person refueling the vehicle with liquid gasoline

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.