Kia Is Recalling Back Previously Recalled Optimas For The Same Issue | Carscoops carscoops
, issued on February 17th, ” The remedy for previous recall 20V100 may not have been properly performed in all cases by dealers.” It goes on to specify that in some cases, dealers may not have repaired the tube with heat-resistant tape if they didn’t detect any damage or a leak.
In other cases, it seems that instead of replacing damaged tubes, dealers may have simply repaired those tubes with the same heat-resistant tape. Either way, Kia is stepping up now to replace all affected vehicles, 72,848 in total by completely replacing the low-pressure fuel tube altogether. Kia actually found the issue in one Optima back in 2020 after the recall had been completed and after conducting a follow-up review in November of 2021, they decided to enact this recall. The Optimas affected are all from the 2013 and 2014 model years equipped with
. Thankfully, no injuries or fires have been caused by the issue as far as Kia knows. Of course, Kia will reimburse any owners who have already repaired their vehicles.
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