The 2023 Kia Sportage could also be probably the greatest SUVs in its class however not even that has prevented it from being embroiled in a brand new recall in the US.

The automotive producer has revealed in a recall discover issued by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) that the B+ terminal on the battery could not have been correctly torqued by the provider throughout meeting. If that is so, the nut can loosen over time and will trigger the engine to stall whereas driving.

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Kia notes {that a} hearth may very well be triggered whereas driving because of electrical arching on the B+ terminal, rising the danger of a crash and damage. House owners of impacted automobiles could also be alerted by means of the illumination of the battery mild.

A complete of 19,701 Kia Sportage fashions are embroiled within the recall, all of which had been manufactured between January 12, 2022, and August 8, 2022.

House owners of impacted automobiles can be notified by top notch mail and instructed to carry their automobile to a Kia supplier the place the nut can be correctly torqued if essential. Kia will notify homeowners from September 23.

The issuance of this recall comes only a few weeks after Kia lifted the veil on the 2023 Sportage PHEV, designed as a rival to the Toyota RAV4 Prime. Priced from $38,490, the Sportage PHEV is pushed by a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine working alongside an electrical motor and a 13.8 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. It pumps out a complete of 261 hp and 258 lb-ft (349 Nm) of torque. The Sportage PHEV may also be pushed for 34 miles (54 km) on electrical energy alone.