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South Korea Orders Hyundai-Kia to Repair 240,000 Vehicles
For the first time ever, South Korea’s transport ministry has directly ordered Hyundai Motor Co. and its Kia Motors affiliate to recall cars after the companies challenged the need to do so, Reuters reports.
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For the first time ever, South Korea’s transport ministry has directly ordered Hyundai Motor Co. and its Kia Motors affiliate to recall cars after the companies challenged the need to do so, Reuters reports.
A dozen models and 240,000 vehicles are affected by the directive, which targets five defects. Among the affected cars are Hyundai’s compact Elantra and midsize Sonata sedan, Santa Fe SUV and Genesis luxury sedan; and Kia’s Mohave crossover and Sorento/Borrego SUV.
Last week Hyundai-Kia appealed an earlier request by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation to fix eight flaws among 32 problems flagged by a Hyundai engineer. The defects he reported included loose hub nuts, malfunctioning parking brakes, damaged vacuum hoses and broken fuel lines. Hyundai-Kia contended that the problems were not serious enough to warrant a formal recall.
Reuters notes that a separate engine stalling flaw reported earlier by the same Hyundai engineer resulted in a recall in April of 1.3 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles in Korea and the U.S.
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