Kia Recall

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Kia has issued a recall for 35,185 vehicles, including 23,972 2010 Kia Soul vehicles and 11,213 2011 Kia Sorento vehicles, over a probable risk of fire hazard related to lighting. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the South Korean automaker issued a letter to the agency notifying the imminent recall.

As explained by Kia, a limited number of wiring harnesses supplied by JCI and used for the lighting in the Kia Soul vehicle’s advanced lighting speakers, located in the front door trim panels, and the Kia Sorento vehicle’s interior accent illumination, located in the front and rear door trim panels, may have been improperly soldered. Under certain conditions when the light is illuminated, there runs a high risk of an electric short that may finally result in a fire. As a remedy, the company will replace the wiring harnesses for the lights on both vehicles, free of charge.

The vehicles affected by the recall include the 2010 Kia Soul, Soul Sport and Soul+ models built between September 7, 2009, and June 8, 2010. Also, the affected 2011 Sorento models include the Sorento EX and EX V6 with the interior accent illumination option built between October 23, 2009, and July 30, 2010. No accidents or injuries have been reported so far.