The new recollects cowl some 2014-2016 Kia Sportage, 2016-2018 Kia K900 and 2016-2018 Hyundai Santa Fe autos. Owners ought to park autos outside and away from different autos or constructions, even when autos are turned off.
South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia on Tuesday suggested the homeowners of 484,000 US autos to park outdoors and away from different autos due to fireplace dangers till they get new recall repairs accomplished.
Hyundai Motor Co and its affiliate Kia Corp introduced separate US recollects as a result of a Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) module might malfunction and trigger {an electrical} brief, which might lead to an engine compartment fireplace. Dealers will set up a brand new fuse for the circuit board to handle the fireplace dangers.
The new recollects cowl some 2014-2016 Kia Sportage, 2016-2018 Kia K900 and 2016-2018 Hyundai Santa Fe autos. Owners ought to park autos outside and away from different autos or constructions, even when autos are turned off.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urged homeowners to observe the automakers advise, saying “the manufacturers believe an electrical component in the anti-lock brake system may experience an internal electrical short circuit that could increase the risk of fire both while the vehicle is being driven or parked.”
The recollects covers 126,747 Kia autos and 357,830 Hyundai autos. There are not any studies of accidents however 11 complete studies of fires, the automakers mentioned.
The Korean automakers have issued and expanded a number of recollects lately for fireplace dangers.
In November, NHTSA issued first-ever reward to a whistleblower, handing out greater than $24 million to a former Hyundai worker who reported to NHTSA in 2016 that Hyundai was failing to handle a design flaw linked to its Theta II engines, which have been liable to seizing up and catching fireplace.
In 2020, Hyundai and Kia’s US models agreed to a document $210 million civil penalty after NHTSA mentioned they didn’t recall autos for engine points in a well timed style.
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