Hyundai is telling the house owners of greater than 44,000 SUVs within the U.S. to park the automobiles outside as a result of they’ll catch fireplace even when the engines are off.
The automaker says sure 2018 Santa Fe Sport fashions must be parked away from different automobiles and buildings till they’re repaired as a part of a recall.
The SUVs have anti-lock brake computer systems that may malfunction and develop {an electrical} brief. That may trigger an excessive amount of electrical energy within the pc, growing the chance of a hearth. They weren’t included in a February recall of greater than 350,000 automobiles for a similar drawback.
Sellers will change a fuse with one which limits the present going to the anti-lock brake module. House owners might be notified by mail beginning Dec. 26.
Hyundai says in paperwork posted Tuesday by the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration that it has 4 experiences of engine compartment fires from automobiles included in each remembers. No accidents have been reported.
Hyundai and Kia issued a recall for greater than 485,000 vehicles, telling house owners to park outdoors as they’ll catch on fireplace even whereas the engine is off.
