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KIA - Vehicle may roll away if the electronic parking brake is not applied when switching off the vehicle in park.

Official notice

29 Sept 2020

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns KIA - Vehicle may roll away if the electronic parking brake is not applied when switching off the vehicle in park.. Vehicle may roll away if the electronic parking brake is not applied when switching off the vehicle in park. Published 2020-09-29.

What to do now

Update the software controlling the epb so that it applies automatically when the car is switched off in park

Units affected

309

Recall number

R-2020-253

Official notice

2020-09-29

The hazard

Vehicle may roll away if the electronic parking brake is not applied when switching off the vehicle in park.

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

SOUL EV

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Affected products

Product 1

KIA SOUL EV

Units affected

309

Risk / hazard

Vehicle may roll away if the electronic parking brake is not applied when switching off the vehicle in park.

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-2020-253

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-253

Campaign number

201085

Units affected

309

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-253

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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