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Service. “Date of First Service” means the first date
the Kia Vehicle is delivered to the first retail
purchaser, is leased or is placed into service as a
company vehicle use (e.g., as a demonstrator, rental
or fleet vehicle), whichever is earliest. Moreover,
whenever this manual refers to a warranty period of
months/miles, it means whichever comes first. Any
remaining portion of any warranty, except the 120
month/100,000 mile Power Train (Original Owner)
warranty, is fully transferable to subsequent owners.
2. Warranty Coverage
• Basic Warranty Coverage
Except as limited or excluded below, all components
of your new Kia Vehicle are covered for 60
months/60,000 miles from the Date of First Service,
whichever comes first (Basic Limited Warranty
Coverage). This Warranty does not cover wear and
maintenance items, or those items excluded
elsewhere in the Manual. See “Exceptions” and
“What is Not Covered.”
• Power Train Coverage
For Original Owners (defined below), the Power
Train Limited Warranty begins upon expiration of
the 60 month/60,000 mile Basic Limited Warranty
Coverage, and will continue to cover the following
components up to 120 months or 100,000 miles
from the Date of First Service, whichever comes
first. It does not cover normal wear and tear,
maintenance, or those items excluded elsewhere in
this manual. See “Exceptions” and “What is Not
Covered.”
The items covered by the Power Train Limited
Warranty include:
- In the Engine: Cylinder block, cylinder head and
all internal parts, timing gear, seals and gaskets,
valve cover, flywheel, oil pump, water pump and
turbo charger.
- In the Transaxle: Transmission case and all
internal parts, torque converter, drive shafts,
universal joints, front hubs, bearings, seals and
gaskets.
- In the Axles: Axle shafts and C-V joints
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(couplings), seals, hub and wheel bearings.
- In the Transmission: Transmission case, transfer
case, torque converter and all internal parts, seals,
and gaskets.
- In the Differentials: Front and rear differential
assemblies, cases, all internal parts, seals and
gaskets.
- In the Propeller Shafts: Drive shafts, universal
joints.
• Original Owner
An Original Owner is defined as the first retail
purchaser or lessee of the Kia Vehicle who takes
delivery of the Kia Vehicle on its Date of First
Service. If the Kia Vehicle was first placed in service
as a lease vehicle, and the lessee purchases the
vehicle at the end of the lease, the 120
month/100,000 mile Power Train Limited Warranty
remains in effect. The Power Train Limited Warranty
is not transferable to subsequent owners.
• Vehicles Placed in Commercial Service
The 120 month/100,000 mile Power Train Limited
Warranty also excludes all coverage for any Kia
Vehicle that has been placed into any form of
commercial service, including but not limited to taxi,
route delivery, livery service, or rental.
• Adjustment Coverage
Service Adjustments are covered for the first 12
months/12,000 miles. Service adjustments means
minor repairs not usually associated with the
replacement of parts, such as wheel balance and
alignment, freeplay or tension adjustments of cables,
belts, levers and pedals, engine adjustments (idle
speed, etc.), body parts and fittings.
3. Exceptions
The items specified below are covered for periods
different from the basic coverage.
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New Vehicle Limited Warranty
(When replacing the speedometer, the “Speedo-
meter Replacement Record” on the inside front
cover of this manual must be filled in by an
Authorized Kia Dealer).
Extra Expenses and Damages
• Any economic loss or other incidental, special,
consequential, or exemplary damages. This includes,
without limitation, payment for loss of use of the
Kia Vehicle, lodging, car rentals, travel costs, loss of
pay and any other expenses or damages.
UVO
• The New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover
some repairs for certain conditions or issues related
to the UVO system, if equipped, including, but not
limited to :
• Improper installation of paired devices such as
phones or digital media players
• Malfunctioning paired devices
• Inadequate signals
• Misuse such as insertion of foreign obejects
• Damage caused by unauthorized modification to
functionality or capability
• Installation of unauthorized or unapproved software,
upgrades, or other system modifications
• Computer or internet viruses, bugs, worms, or
other similer issues.
Tires
• Tires are warranted by the tire manufacturers and not
by Kia. In the event that you need assistance, please
contact your Kia dealer or refer to the tire warranty
pamphlets provided with your Kia Vehicle for
details.
Salvage or Total-Loss Vehicles
• Any Kia Vehicle that has ever been or should have
been issued a “salvage” title or similar
“branded”title under any state’s law; or has been
declared a “total loss” or equivalent by a financial
institution or insurance company. This exclusion
does not apply to Emission Warranties, Replacement
Parts Limited Warranty or any recalls or campaigns.
Production Changes
• Kia and its Authorized Kia Dealers reserve the right
to make changes in vehicles built and/or sold by Kia
and its Authorized Kia Dealers at any time without
incurring any obligation to make the same or similar
changes on vehicles previously built and/or sold.
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10. Other Items Not Covered by This Warranty
In addition to the above provisions, this warranty
does not cover the following:
(a) Damage resulting from such factors as
accidents, acts of nature or events beyond the
control of Kia.
(b) Any economic loss, incidental, special,
consequential, or exemplary damages (whether
in contract or tort), including, but not limited to,
loss of time, inconvenience, loss of use of the
Kia Vehicle, cost of transporting the Kia Vehicle
to an Authorized Kia Dealer or other repair
establishment for repair or service, lodging, car
rentals, travel costs, loss of pay and any other
expenses or damages.
(c) Any repair of a Kia Vehicle on which the
odometer mileage has been altered or on which
the actual mileage cannot be readily determined.
(When replacing the speedometer, the
“Speedometer Replacement Record” on the
inside front cover must be filled in by an
Authorized Kia Dealer or any repair
establishment utilizing Certified Parts.)
This warranty is given in lieu of all other
express or implied warranties (except those set
forth separately in this manual) on the part of
Kia Motors America Inc. or the Authorized Kia
Dealer selling the Kia Vehicle. No dealer, or any
agent or employee thereof, or any other person,
is authorized to extend or enlarge this warranty.
This warranty is applicable to all the Kia
Vehicles certified for the 50 states, including the
State of California.
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