The recall impacts greater than 80,000 automobiles in america. The corporate stated it took the motion to treatment a wiring situation which may probably result in improper air bag deployment.
Kia America is recalling greater than 80,000 automobiles due to a difficulty recognized with wiring beneath the entrance passenger seat in a few of its automobiles that may may probably stop automobile airbags and seat belts from deploying correctly.
Based on paperwork filed with the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration the broken wiring may additionally trigger unintended air bag deployment.
The recall covers the 2023-2025 Niro EV, Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) and Hybrid automobiles.
US automobile dealerships will examine recalled automobiles and change and reroute the ground wiring meeting, as obligatory, at no cost. As well as, sellers will set up wiring covers.
Second recall since November
It is understood that automobile house owners affected can be notified in March.
The recall follows one in November final yr, when each Hyundai and Kia recalled greater than 200,000 electrical automobiles to repair a transistor in a charging management unit that might cease charging the 12-volt battery.
On the time, the corporate stated that this fault may trigger lack of drive energy and enhance the chance of an accident.