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• Kia Optima, Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls Impact 600K Vehicles That May Pose Engine Fire Risk

  September 4, 2020

  Russell Maas

  More than 150,000 Hyundai and Kia vehicles have been recalled due to brake fluid leaks which have been linked to vehicle fires.

• Hyundai Recalls Nearly Half A Million Elantra Vehicles Due to Short Circuits in the Anti-Lock Brake System, Engine Fire Risk

  February 11, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Half a million Hyundai Elantra vehicles have been recalled due to fires caused by a short circuit in the brake system.

• Airbag Lawsuits Over Problems With ZF-TRW Control Units Filed Throughout Federal Court System

  July 17, 2019

  Austin Kirk

  Motions over the last month call for the creation of a multidistrict litigation involving all federal lawsuits filed against defective airbag control unites filed against parts supplier ZF-TRW.

• Airbag and Seatbelt Failures Lead to NHTSA Investigation Impacting 12.3 Million Vehicles

  April 24, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Federal investigators are looking into problems with airbag control units that may be disabling safety equipment in millions of vehicles.

• Car Fires Involving Kia and Hyundai Vehicles Lead to NHTSA Investigation

  April 2, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Federal regulators are investigating millions of Hyundai and Kia vehicles following thousands of reports of fires, several injuries and at least one death.

• Spontaneous Kia and Hyundai Fires Results in Recall of 160K Vehicles

  January 18, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Hyundai and Kia are recalling about 168,000 vehicles that were previously recalled because the fix could increase the risk of a car fire.

• Following Hundreds of Reports Involving Kia and Hyundai Fires, Safety Group Urges Recall for 2.9M Vehicles

  October 15, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A consumer watchdog group is demanding the recall of millions of Hyundai and Kia vehicles linked to hundreds of reports of fires and malfunctions.

• Spontaneous Fires in Kia, Hyundai Vehicles Lead Safety Group to Urge NHTSA Investigation

  June 13, 2018

  Russell Maas

  Following dozens of reports of engine fires in certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles, a consumer safety group has petitioned federal regulators to launch an investigation.

• Kia Airbag Recall Impacts 500K Forte, Optima and Sedona Vehicles

  June 11, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  More than half a million Kia vehicles have been recalled following reports that airbags failed to deploy and that similar problems led to at least four deaths in Hyundai vehicles.

• Hyundai Santa Fe Recall Issued Over Steering Wheel Detachment Risks

  February 27, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A Hyundai Sante Fe recall affecting nearly 44,000 vehicles indicates that the steering wheel may detach from the steering column while in use, causing a crash hazard.