Kia recalls Stinger, K900 sedans for increased fire risk

Kia is recalling 36,248 sedans supplied with its 3.3-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine as a result of a hose can become worse and govern to an oil scatter that may spark a fireplace, the NHTSA disclosed Monday.

Particularly, the left-hand turbocharger has an oil feed pipe and hose that in advance wears away, exposing it to plenty warmth from the exhaust manifold. The deterioration may cause oil leaks, which blended with the new exhaust parts, can cause and engine hearth past using.

The recall essentially impacts the 2018-2023 Kia Stinger midsize sedan, even supposing 792 devices of the 2019-2020 Kia K900 full-size sedan also are integrated. Each automobiles had been discontinued, with 2023 marking the extreme hour of the performance-minded Stinger and 2020 the extreme hour of the luxury-leaning K900. 

Kia discovered 25 cases of oil leaking, and one engine hearth, regardless that Kia wasn’t conscious about any crashes or accidents indistinguishable to the recall. 

Kia and mother or father corporate Hyundai have struggled with engine hearth problems throughout their respective lineups lately. In September, Hyundai adopted Kia’s recall of 1.7 million cars for {an electrical} decrease that would reason an engine hearth. Alternative problems integrated an oil pump that would overheat, a decrease within the anti-lock braking device, and a rod bearing that would puncture an engine forbid, all expanding the danger of an engine hearth.

Between the 2 manufacturers, the wave Stinger recall marks the 7th engine-fire indistinguishable recall within the extreme 3 years, most commonly for various causes on other engines.

Within the wave recall, house owners can be expecting notification by means of mail, prompting them to deliver their automobiles right into a Kia broker to interchange the turbocharger hose meeting. It received’t price house owners anything else however era, and repayment will probably be equipped to Kia house owners who’ve prior to now paid to have the healing finished. For more information, touch Kia customer support at 1-800-333-4542 or visit Kia’s recall hub.