Kia is recalling greater than 80,000 electrical and hybrid cars in the US on account of mistaken airbag and seat belt deployment, the U.S. Nationwide Freeway Visitors Protection Management mentioned on Saturday.
The affected cars are the Kia Niro from 2023-2025, Niro EV from 2023-2025 and the Niro plug-in hybrid from 2023-2025.
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In step with the NHTSA, the ground wiring meeting underneath the entrance passenger seat would possibly turn into broken, which is able to then save you entrance airbags and seat belts from deploying correctly.
“Air luggage and seat belts that deploy improperly or an airbag deploying by chance can build up the danger of harm in a crash,” it mentioned.
Car house owners shall be notified in March in the event that they will have to take their cars to their closest dealership. Sellers will investigate cross-check, substitute and reroute the ground wiring meeting, as important, totally free, the NHTSA mentioned.
Remaining yr, Kia recalled just about 63,000 EV6 cars from 2022 thru 2024 to mend an issue that may motive the lack of power energy, expanding the danger of a crash.
