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Passenger car – Kia “Sportage”

Serious risk Fire, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 25 May 2021In the weekly report of 28 May 2021 (week 21, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Kia (82 alerts)
Name
Sportage
Type / model
e5*2007/46*1081, Type: QLE
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 19 March 2015 and 23 October 2020. (official alert record)
Description
Vehicles, which are not equipped with smart cruise control (SCC).
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 19 March 2015 and 23 October 2020.
Risk
A short circuit can occur in the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)/Electronic Stability Program (ESP) module.This could lead to an excessive current flow that can increase the risk of fire in the engine compartment.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Slovakia
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00736/21
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-21 (XML)
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