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DETROIT — Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of some of their large SUVs to park them outdoors and away from buildings after a series of fires involving trailer hitch wiring. The Korean automakers are recalling more than 281,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of the problem, but they haven’t figured out how to fix it yet. The automakers reported 25 fires or melting incidents in the U.S. and Canada caused by the problem, but no crashes or injuries. The recalls cover more than 245,000 Hyundai Palisade and over 36,000 Kia Telluride SUVs from the 2020 through 2022 model years . Ford recalls nearly 3M vehicles over risk of rolling while parked June 16, 2022 00:27 In documents posted Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the companies said debris and moisture can accumulate in a circuit board in the tow hitch wiring. That can cause an electrical short , which can lead to a fire. Hyundai said that dealers will inspect the wiring and remove a fuse as an interim re...

Hyundai has issued a new recall for approximately 44,000 model year 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport vehicles due to a risk of fire. The anti-lock brake system (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short , which could result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving, the company said.  In a release on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, Hyundai urged owners of the vehicles to park outside and away from homes and other structures until the vehicles have been repaired. The latest recall is in addition to the approximately 357,000 2016-2018 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles recalled earlier this year for the same safety defect . To date, there have been four fires in the U.S. associated with the defect, the automaker said. No injuries have been reported. Source: https://companiesbio.com/hyundai-santa-fe-recall-fire-risk-in-anti-lock-braking-system-CBIO731.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger...