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Owners of a few Hyundai and Kia SUVs that have been not too long ago recalled over hearth dangers must park their automobiles out of doors and clear of houses till their automobiles are repaired, the United States Department of Transportation mentioned on Tuesday.
The South Korean automakers remaining week recalled 1000’s of Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride automobiles made between 2020 and 2022, mentioning a chance of fireside whilst parked or riding due a trailer hitch factor
There are not any showed fires, crashes or injured associated with the problem, and a restore has now not but been known, the dept mentioned in a client alert.
“An accessory tow hitch sold through dealerships may allow moisture into the harness module, causing a short circuit. In some cases, an electrical short can cause a vehicle fire while driving or while parked and turned off,” the shopper alert mentioned.
Once a restore is to be had, affected car homeowners shall be notified to convey their SUVs to a Hyundai or Kia broker, the shopper alert mentioned. For now, there may be an meantime restore for Hyundai however now not Kia automobiles.
The remembers concerned 245,030 Hyundai Palisade and 36,417 Kia Telluride automobiles, the shopper alert added.
Representatives for Hyundai and Kia within the United States didn’t straight away reply to a request for remark.
