U.s. authorities have opened two different investigations by car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai after having received more than 3,100 complaints about sudden fires in the cars, which have not been involved in accidents, from the two brands.
It will write to the Associated French Press.
the Incidents have, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) related to one death and more than 100 injured to date.
the Investigation began 29. march, and now faces up to three million cars from the two manufacturers that had a walk past a workshop. Concrete is about 1.7 million vehicles of the models the Kia Optima, Sorento and Soul, and 1.3 million copies of the models of Hyundai Sonata and Santa Fe.
Death and 77 of those injured have reportedly related to the Kia cars, while 26 of those injured in road accidents attributed to the Hyundai models.
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Neither Hyundai or Kia have responded to inquiries from the Associated French Press, but to the news.com.au says a spokesperson from Hyundai Australia that the incidents seem to relate to the cars, which are built and sold in north America.
to Ekstra Bladet confirms Kia Denmark, is that it only relates to cars that are sold in the UNITED states and Canada.
the NHTSA got the first time aware of the problem with sudden fires in the cars in 2018, when the u.s. center for vehicle safety, Center for Auto Safety (CAS), demanded information about ‘all motor and non-motor related fires’, which has hit the cars from the two manufacturers.
– Hopefully this will lead to a recall be initiated as soon as possible. The reality is that extended studies does not protect the Kia and Hyundai owners – this requires a recall, resulting in effective repairs, says in a press release from Jason Levine, executive director of the CAS, according to AFP.
According to the NHTSA it is not the first time that Kia and Hyundai cars are hit by sudden fires. The organization says that approximately 6 million cars from the two brands since 2015 have been affected, of which 2.4 million. have been recalled for repairs.
