NHTSA Opens New Probes Into Hyundai and Kia Vehicle Fires

NHTSA Opens New Probes Into Hyundai and Kia Vehicle Fires

According to NHTSA,

Hyundai and Kia have documented 1,181 and 1,540 fire-related incidents, respectively, that could be caused by a defect.

Consumers have reported an additional 404 incidents directly to the agency.

NHTSA is looking for a defect that might be involved with noncollision vehicle fires in

2011 to 2014 Kia Optima cars and Sorento SUVs,

2011 to 2014 Hyundai Sonata cars and Santa Fe SUVs,

2010 to 2015 Kia Soul cars.

The investigation covers 1.3 million vehicles made by Hyundai and 1.7 million vehicles made by Kia.

https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/nhtsa-opens-new-probes-into-hyundai-kia-vehicle-fires/

韓国の現代・起亜自動車の出火問題、米当局が調査 – WSJ

https://jp.wsj.com/articles/SB12068607819993324075404585217232329061818?mod=trending_now_4

NHTSA Opens New Probes Into Kia, Hyundai Vehicle Fires : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/02/708986625/federal-auto-regulator-to-investigate-hyundai-kia-vehicle-fires?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news