The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officially launches a car after receiving court cases from consumers.
Hyundai issued a new recall for more than 44,000 SUVs in the U. S. It urges drivers to park cars outdoors until they are repaired.
The recall affects some 2018 Santa Fe Sport models, which have anti-lock brake computers that can malfunction and expand an electrical short circuit. of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Those 44,000 cars were included in a February recall of more than 350,000 cars, particularly 2016 through 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe, for the same issue.
Hyundai Santa Fe is at the 88th Geneva International Motor Show on March 6, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo via Robert Hradil/Getty Images)
To date, Hyundai has obtained 4 reports of car engine compartment fires included in the two recalls. No injuries were reported.
Dealers will upgrade a loose rate fuse with one that limits the existing one to the anti-lock brake module. Owners will be notified by mail on Dec. 26, officials said.
Owners can contact Hyundai Customer Service at (855) 371-9460. Hyundai’s number for this recall is 237.
The Hyundai is shown in an all-new Hyundai Santa Fe SUV at a Hyundai dealership on April 7, 2017 in Colma, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Last month, Kia also asked owners of nearly 72,000 vintage Sportage SUVs in the U. S. to be able to do so. U. S. citizens to park them outdoors and away from structures after receiving reports about the engine chimney. It can start near a hydraulic motor control device.
The Korean automaker said it has reported 8 fires and 15 cases of melting or melting since April 2017. No injuries were reported.
The most productive way to know if your vehicle is subject to a recall is to visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.
Each vehicle has a unique 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN), located on the left rear of the car’s windshield and on the car’s registration card.
Enter a VIN with NHTSA to find out if an express vehicle wants to be repaired as part of a recall.
Owners can download NHTSA’s SaferCar app and enter their vehicle information, and the app will send a notification if a recall is issued.
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This story reported from Cincinnati. The Associated Press contributed.
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