NHTSA：现代和起亚发动机起火调查：161 起火灾
[12月27日，路透社]
美国国家公路交通安全管理局 (NHTSA)：
现代汽车和起亚汽车
加强“部分车辆发动机起火问题排查”。
《工程分析》：
NHTSA 将调查两家公司最初进行的召回的有效性。
宣布已开始对约300万台进行“工程分析”。
发动机故障引起的火灾：
我们知道“161 起火灾据信是由发动机故障引起的”。
工程分析是调查过程中可能导致召回的一个步骤。
也在 2019 年实施：
NHTSA 反对 2019
起亚 11-14 岁车型“Optima”
起亚 11-14 岁车型“索伦托”
起亚 10-15 年模型“灵魂”，
现代 11-14 年模型“奏鸣曲”，
现代 11-14 年模型“圣达菲”，
我们对未发生碰撞的车辆起火案例进行了调查。
现代：
现代汽车27日宣布，将继续与NHTSA全面合作。
起亚：
起亚没有回应置评请求。
https://jp.reuters.com/article/hyundai-safety-probe-idJPKBN2J700N
NHTSA investigating Kia, Hyundai over engine failures
More than 3 million cars
from model years 2011 to 2016 are subject to the probe by NHTSA.The administration
will monitor and evaluate the efficacy of the recall remedies taken by the car company.In November,
the NHTSA announced a whistleblower award of $24 million to a whistleblower who provided information related to the Korean-based company.It’s the first award of its kind issued under NHTSA authority.
“The whistleblower provided NHTSA with information related to Hyundai and Kia’s violations of the Safety Act,”
the NHTSA said in a press release.
Hyundai and Kia
issued nine recalls since 2015 for various engine issues including fires and failures.The recalls involve more than 20 models totaling over 8.4 million vehicles.
Most of the recalls stemmed from defects
that stopped oil from flowing through the engine block and involved expensive engine replacements.
The NHTSA
received a total of 161 complaints about engine fires and deepened its investigation by opening an engineering analysis.– UPI.com
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/12/27/NHTSA-Kia-Hyundai-probe/9951640628090/