Hyundai, Kia Recall 600,000+ Cars for Trunk Latch Concerns

By AUTO, Recall, Safety

Hyundai, Kia Recall 600,000+ Cars for Trunk Latch Concerns

Corporate partners
Hyundai and Kia

are recalling more than 600,000 cars to address concerns that the trunk latch may be damaged, thereby preventing opening the trunk from the inside.

This is a concern for children
who may be playing unsupervised in a car, especially during warm weather.

The action involves
348,158 Hyundai 、
253,074 Kia cars.

The Korean automakers
associate the potential cracking problem that renders the trunk release inoperable with high temperatures.

Consumer Reports

https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/hyundai-kia-recall-cars-due-to-trunk-latch-concerns-a1960806000/

Hyundai, Kia recall 600,000 vehicles to fix trunk latch problem

Documents posted Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

say that a person inside the trunk could become trapped due to the problem.

Dealers will replace the trunk latches at no cost to owners.

Kia owners will be notified by mail

starting Oct. 5. Hyundai owners will be notified starting Oct. 1.

Fox Business

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/hyundai-kia-recall-trunk-latch-problem

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