Kia Recall More Than 40 Thousand Sportage And 60 Thousand Latest Carnivals In The US Due To This Problem

Karnival 2023. (Doc. Kia USA)

JAKARTA - Kia Amerika Serikat (US) menarik kembali (recall) lebih dari 100.000 unit mobil karena kesalahan produksi, yang menyebabkan salah satu komponen atap bisa terlepas, berdasarkan laporan dari Administrasi Keselamatan Lalu Lintas Jalan Raya Nasional (NHTSA).

The Kia Sportage and Carnival models that have been withdrawn are Carnival production 2022-2024 and Sportage production 2023-2024.

Reported by USA Today, Wednesday, January 24, the details affect 40,426 Sportage and 60,623 Carnival. When components are released that can endanger the use of other roads, these components are roof prints that can become loose while driving.

"Seems to lift the roof mold or noise while driving," the regulator wrote in a safety recall report.

The automaker was initially aware of the issue in September, but the nature of those concerns makes it difficult to investigate. Due to the loss of most trim cuts, thorough examination of the problem proved difficult.

However, Kia received quite a lot of complaints from the owner so they had to investigate. To find out what happened, his party intentionally installed an incorrect roof print on the test vehicle, and found that the vehicle could glide at a speed of about (145 km/hour, experiencing the same thing.

Finally, Kia decided that the disturbance in the retaining clip of the roof print due to the excessive roof panel seal, or inappropriate installation could cause the clip to be detached from the vehicle, and Kia decided to launch a recall campaign.

Kia will start contacting owners on March 15, 2024, and they will be asked to return their vehicles to the dealer for inspection. If needed, the roof mold will be replaced with sections that have retaining clips that do not interfere with excessive sellers. For owners who previously paid for their own repairs, Kia will replace them.

In addition, Kia has improved the assembly process and developed additional training to ensure that the mold sticks to the vehicle.