Earlier Recalled Kia Sportage Going through One other Recall Over One other Fireplace Threat

In what looks as if a string of recollects involving Hyundai and Kia autos, Hyundai Motor Group’s headache in relation to those fixes is not simply completed but. Actually, a set of previously recalled 2008-2009 Kia Sportage items is dealing with one more recall as a result of similar potential hazard: hearth threat.

In NHTSA’s recall quantity 22V-800, the practically 72,000 Kia Sportage items recalled in 2016 (recall 16V815) have to be despatched again to sellers for one more restore. House owners of the stated automobiles are additionally instructed to park their automobiles outdoors and away from their houses – not less than till the repair has been administered by the automaker.

Chronological particulars of the recall have been offered by NHTSA. On August 18, 2022:

Kia North America (Kia NA) Security Workplace receives Automobile Proprietor Questionnaire (VOQ) 11479730 involving a 2008MY Sportage alleging ABS warning mild illumination and automobile hearth whereas parked. Automobile beforehand had HECU connector cowl changed below 16V815.

Subsequent investigations discovered potential thermal injury within the space of the Hydraulic Digital Management Unit (HECU). This entails 15 autos that had beforehand had the HECU connector cowl changed below recall 16V815. Additional investigations reveal the identical difficulty amongst the eight automobile fires and 15 localized melting/injury incidents recognized by Kia. No fatalities, accidents, or crashes have been reported.

The precise reason for the incident and fires are nonetheless below investigation, however Kia has already put out a recall for the stated 2008-2009 Sportage items that have been beforehand recalled in 2016. Precisely 71,704 items are concerned, manufactured from August 9, 2007, to Could 13, 2009.

When you presently drive a 2008 or 2009 Kia Sportage, particularly should you purchased a second-hand unit, we advise that you just test with a Kia supplier in case your automotive’s VIN was a part of the recall 16V815. It is higher to be secure than sorry.