April 19, 2024
Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to recall 240,000 vehicles
[THE INVESTOR] The Transport Ministry on May 12 ordered Hyundai Motor and its sister company Kia Motors to recall a combined 240,000 vehicles for faulty parts.
The ministry made the final decision after reviewing five cases of suspected faulty parts in 12 models made by the two carmakers.
In response to the recall order, Hyundai and Kia said in a joint statement that they “humbly accept the decision and will take all necessary steps to repair or replace faulty parts in the affected models as early as possible.”
The subjected models include Hyundai’s Avante compact, i30 hatchback, Sonata midsize sedan and Sante Fe crossover, the luxury Genesis G80 and EQ900 sedans and Kia’s Mohave, Sorento SUVs and the Carnival minivan. The vehicles cited were found to have problems with their vacuum pipes, fuel hoses, parking brake light problems and other faulty components, the statement said.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
The ministry made the final decision after reviewing five cases of suspected faulty parts in 12 models made by the two carmakers.
In response to the recall order, Hyundai and Kia said in a joint statement that they “humbly accept the decision and will take all necessary steps to repair or replace faulty parts in the affected models as early as possible.”
The subjected models include Hyundai’s Avante compact, i30 hatchback, Sonata midsize sedan and Sante Fe crossover, the luxury Genesis G80 and EQ900 sedans and Kia’s Mohave, Sorento SUVs and the Carnival minivan. The vehicles cited were found to have problems with their vacuum pipes, fuel hoses, parking brake light problems and other faulty components, the statement said.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
