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Companies issued a recall warning for cars with faulty oil pumps, which could overheat and start a fire, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.
03 August 2023 15.06
Hyundai and Kia published remembers after receiving messages that the electronic oil pump controller assembly is a “system”Idle stop and go“- may contain damaged components which may cause the pump to overheat.
Hyundai is recalling 2023 and 2024 Palisades, 2023 Tucson, Sonata, Elantra and Kona, and 2023 and 2024 Seltos.
Kia said it had received six reports of component melting caused by overheating, while Hyundai said it had confirmed four “heat incidents” although no one was aware of any injuries caused by the problem.
Both companies have advised customers with defective vehicles to park on the street until the part can be repaired. while those suspected of owning affected vehicles will be notified from September 25th.
Neither Hyundai nor Kia immediately responded to a Forbes request for comment.
91 773. According to the files, this is the estimated number of vehicles that could be affected by the defect. Of these, 52,008 are Kia vehicles and the remaining 39,765 are Hyundai vehicles.
Kia and Hyundai recall over 570,000 vehicles in Marchafter both companies received reports of faulty trailer harness modules that could catch fire due to a short circuit.
Most of the collective recall affected Hyundai vehicles, of which about 567,912 vehicles were potentially fitted with parts.
In May, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also demanded that nearly 4 million Kia vehiclesafter regulators indicated that the airbag inflator fitted to these vehicles could explode when deployed, sending metal fragments into the vehicle.
The recall request mentions two fatal accidents, including a 2016 accident in Canada involving 2009 Hyundai Elantra. Kia has not yet issued a recall or alerted drivers to a possible problem caused by this part.
*According to Forbes US.
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