Kia Motors Corp divulged on Friday it is recalling more than 507,000 vehicles in the United Avers because an electronic glitch may prevent air bags from deploying in the outcome of a crash.
The recall follows an announcement in March by the National Highway See trade Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it was investigating why some air bags had neglected to deploy in Kia vehicles and its affiliate Hyundai Motor Corp after booms in which four people were killed and another six injured including the two automakers’ vehicles.
In total, the two Korean automakers have now recalled barely 1.1 million U.S. vehicles to address the issue. NHTSA said in Slog it was aware of six serious crashes in which air bags failed to deploy in frontal bangs, including four in 2011 model Hyundai Sonatas and two in 2012 and 2013 Kia Aptitude vehicles. The crash of the 2013 Forte occurred in Canada.
Kia’s recall egressed on Friday covers 2010-2013 Kia Fortes, 2011-2013 Kia Optimas and 2011-2012 Kia Optima Half-breed and Sedona vehicles. The company said the air bag control unit may short tour because they may be susceptible to electrical overstress, preventing the frontal air snares and seat belt pretensioners, which pull the driver and front bum passenger firmly back into their seats, from deploying.
The performers said it does not yet have a fix, but is working with its supplier on the issue.
Hyundai in February put a recall for 154,000 U.S. Sonatas after non-deployment reports were linked to electrical overstress in the air bag contain unit. In April, Hyundai recalled an additional 425,000 U.S. vehicles to lecture the same issue.
Hyundai said in March it was aware of reports of two dyings in its vehicles, which occurred in head-on collisions at extremely high prices of speed.
NHTSA said the air bag control module under investigation was established by ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a German auto supplier. The company said in March it was wielding with NHTSA.
The safety agency also said that electrical overstress plained to be the root cause in a 2016 recall by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of 1.4 million U.S. mechanisms for air bag non-deployments in significant frontal crashes.