By: Patrick Olsen
Hyundai is recalling 120,000 SUVs, and Kia is recalling 505,652 SUVs and minivans, for a variety of problems, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are run as separate business units, but they share a corporate parent and their cars often share parts, design, and engineering.
The actions affect:
- 378,967 Kia Soul small cars from the 2012 to 2016 model years. Their catalytic converters, which are used to reduce tailpipe emissions, could be damaged by high exhaust temperatures. That in turn could lead to engine damage, the automaker says.
- 120,000 Hyundai Tucson SUVs from the 2011 to 2013 model years. The oil pan may have been improperly sealed during engine production. As a result, an oil leak could develop and lead to engine damage, the engine stalling, or even a fire, NHTSA says.
- 94,389 Kia Sedona minivans from the 2015 to 2018 model years. For models with a manually operated front passenger seat (meaning it doesn’t have a powered seat), a wiring harness for the system that detects the weight of the person sitting there can break if the seat is frequently used. That could allow the airbag to deploy in a crash even when a child, who doesn’t weigh enough to normally activate an airbag, is sitting there, potentially causing an injury, NHTSA says.
- 32,296 Kia Sportage SUVs from the 2011 to 2012 model years. The oil pan may have been improperly sealed during engine production. As a result, an oil leak could develop and lead to engine damage, the engine stalling, or even a fire, NHTSA says…
Click here to read the full article from Consumer Reports.
