Vehicle Recall: Hyundai Kona SUVs

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US/Washington: As of Wednesday, January 10, 2024, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, posted a total of ninety-nine (99) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this past month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the ninety-nine (99) recalls the NHTSA announced this past December came news of the following:

Hyundai Motor America (“Hyundai”), a Fountain Valley, California establishment and a subsidiary of Hyundai Motors of Seoul, South Korea, has recalled an estimated 10,984 model year 2024 Hyundai Kona Sport Utility Vehicles (“SUVs”) marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Electrical System – Engine Compartment fire from short circuit

NHTSA Safety Notification 23V901000 reports the 12-Volt Battery Cables may chafe against the vehicle’s Engine Control Module Bracket and short circuit during a crash.

According to the NHTSA, a short circuit increases the risk of an Engine Compartment fire, explosion, burns and/or smoke inhalation with consequential life-changing or life-ending results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat burns, scalds, explosive blast injury, smoke inhalation and/or respiratory and/or cardiac injury.

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Proposed Remedy:
Authorized Hyundai Dealers will install Sheathing over the Wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 23, 2024.

Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Service toll-free at 1-855-371-9460 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) for more information. Hyundai’s designation for this recall is 252.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

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==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Hyundai Kona model, please search for “Kona” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

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==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V901000
Recalls Direct RIN: 17968-2024
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General information:
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Visit the Living Safely site:
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Search for a recalled vehicle on the US NHTSA Web site [external: new window opens]:
==> https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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