{"id":17517,"date":"2020-12-14T10:42:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T16:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17517"},"modified":"2020-12-14T09:56:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:56:14","slug":"kia-motors-america-recalls-over-290000-vehicles-due-to-possible-engine-fire-occurring-while-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/12\/14\/kia-motors-america-recalls-over-290000-vehicles-due-to-possible-engine-fire-occurring-while-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia Motors America recalls over 290,000 vehicles due to possible Engine Fire occurring while Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NationalWashington, D.C.<\/strong> – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul, and 2012 Sportage vehicles.<\/p>\n

An engine compartment fire can occur while driving. An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a>

2015 Kia Forte is one of the models being recall.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recall Information<\/h3>\n

NHTSA Campaign Number:<\/strong> 20V750000<\/p>\n

Manufacturer:<\/strong> Kia Motors America<\/p>\n

Components:<\/strong> Engine<\/p>\n

Potential Number of Units Affected:<\/strong> 294,756<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
MAKE<\/th>\nMODEL<\/th>\nYEAR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
KIA<\/td>\nForte<\/td>\n2012-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KIA<\/td>\nForte Koup<\/td>\n2012-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KIA<\/td>\nOptima Hybrid<\/td>\n2011-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KIA<\/td>\nSorento<\/td>\n2012-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KIA<\/td>\nSoul<\/td>\n2014-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KIA<\/td>\nSportage<\/td>\n2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Summary<\/h3>\n

Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul, and 2012 Sportage vehicles. An engine compartment fire can occur while driving.<\/p>\n

Remedy<\/h3>\n

Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine compartment for fuel and\/or engine oil leaks, perform an engine test and make any repairs, including engine replacement, as necessary, free of charge.<\/p>\n

In addition, Kia is currently developing a Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) software update, which when available, will be performed by dealers free of charge.<\/p>\n

The recall is expected to begin January 27th, 2021. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1.800.333.4542. Kia’s number for this recall is SC200.<\/p>\n

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Notes<\/h3>\n

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1.888.327.4236 (TTY 1.800.424.9153), or go to www.safercar.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C. – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul, and 2012 Sportage vehicles. An engine compartment fire can occur while driving. An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2459,13263,13264,11374,639,1699,13265,629,13262,13266,11406],"class_list":["post-17517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-fire-hazard","tag-forte","tag-forte-koup","tag-kia-motors-america","tag-national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","tag-nhtsa","tag-optima-hybrid","tag-recall","tag-sorento","tag-sportage","tag-washignton-d-c"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17518,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17517\/revisions\/17518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}