{"id":1433,"date":"2013-04-03T22:42:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T22:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/hyundai-kia-recall-1-9m-vehicles-sold-in-us\/"},"modified":"2013-04-03T22:42:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T22:42:56","slug":"hyundai-kia-recall-1-9m-vehicles-sold-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/hyundai-kia-recall-1-9m-vehicles-sold-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyundai, Kia recall 1.9m vehicles sold in US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles in the United States to fix brake lights and airbags, the US government said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The brake light recall affects Hyundai and Kia vehicles in model years between 2007 and 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.<\/p>\n

Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, notified the NHTSA it was recalling about one million vehicles to fix a faulty stop light switch that increases the risk of a crash.<\/p>\n

The malfunction may prevent the brake lights from illuminating when the brake pedal is depressed or may prevent deactivation of the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal.<\/p>\n

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Hyundai said it was recalling recalling certain Accent, Tucson, Elantra, Santa Fe, Veracruz, Genesis Coupe, and Sonata vehicles in model years ranging from 2007 to 2011.<\/p>\n

Hyundai’s affiliate, Kia Motors Corporation, is recalling some model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles to fix the brake light switch.<\/p>\n

In addition, Hyundai recalled certain model-year 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra vehicles to fix an airbag support bracket that may become displaced when a side airbag deploys, potentially causing a laceration injury.<\/p>\n

Hyundai Motor America said there had been no accidents, injuries, or fatalities involved with the “intermittent” stop light switch malfunction.<\/p>\n

Regarding the air bag issue, “we are aware of just one minor injury when a customer sustained a cut to his ear after a significant collision in a 2011 Elantra that caused his side curtain air bag to deploy,” the US unit said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Repairs of the affected vehicles will be free of charge, the companies said.<\/p>\n

Hyundai, together with its smaller affiliate Kia, is the world’s fifth-largest automaker.<\/p>\n

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