Urgent Recall of 2008-2009 Kia Sportage for Fire Risk
• A total of 71,704 units are affected by the new recall.• The affected models were built between August 9, 2007 and May 13, 2009.
Another unusual element about the new recall is that it involves older models, specifically those from 2008 and 2009. We’re talking about vehicles that have been on the road for 12 to 15 years. The campaign concerns 71,704 units built between August 9, 2007 and May 13, 2009. Kia estimates that the problem affects about 1 percent of these vehicles. We tend to believe that, since otherwise, we would have heard about many more fire cases.
Despite the age of the models and knowledge of the problem, the cause behind the fire risk has not been clearly identified. The company warns that an illuminated ABS light is a sign that a fire is about to break out. It is not aware of any deaths, injuries or accidents related to this issue.
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