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KIA - The electrical circuit within the hecu may experience a short circuit condition

Official notice

25 May 2021

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns KIA - The electrical circuit within the hecu may experience a short circuit condition. The electrical circuit within the hecu may experience a short circuit condition Published 2021-05-25.

What to do now

Install new fuses on affected vehicles and software update for cars equipped with electronic parking brake (epb).

Units affected

141,772

Recall number

R-2021-122

Official notice

2021-05-25

The hazard

The electrical circuit within the hecu may experience a short circuit condition

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

SPORTAGE QLE

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Affected products

Product 1

KIA SPORTAGE QLe

Units affected

141,772

Risk / hazard

The electrical circuit within the hecu may experience a short circuit condition

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Kia

Phone

Not provided

Brand: KIA. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2021-122

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2021-122

Campaign number

210S21

Units affected

141,772

Classification

DVSA recall R-2021-122

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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