NHTSA Complaint #11110408 — 2008 KIA SEDONA

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE CONTROL ARMS. I FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH BECAUSE MINE HAS BROKEN NEARLY COMPLETELY IN HALF AS I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND IT SNAPPED AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. AFTER THAT IT WAS GIVING ME ISSUES TURNING LEFT AND BRAKING. THE RECALL STATES THAT THE CONTROL ARMS WILL RUST AND BREAK WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. BUT APPARENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS A CANADIAN VIN NUMBER AND BECAUSE OF THAT KIA WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL AND I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED MYSELF. I CAN EVEN PUT MY VIN NUMBER INTO THE KIA CANADA WEBSITE AND THE RECALL PIPS UP. THEY GAVE ME THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO KIA CANADA WHICH I TRIED TO CALL BUT CAN'T GET THROUGH BECAUSE IT IS 'NOT AVAILABLE FROM MY AREA' IN MY OPINION KIA IS KIA. NO MATTER WHERE I AM AND WHERE MY CAR IS FROM. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO CANADA TO FIX THE RECALL!! THE COMPANY AS A WHOLE SHOULD BE MORE CONCERNED WITH THEIR CONSUMERS AND ENSURE OUR SAFETY AND THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY ARE DOING! I HAD MY BABY IN THE CAR AND A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE GREAT INJURY TO ALL OF US