Kia Borrego Has A Headliner Fault That Could Impact Airbag Deployment

The Kia Borrego most likely isn’t a car you’ve considered just lately, proper? The peculiar SUV often called the Mohave in South Korea however bought because the Borrego elsewhere solely existed within the mainland U.S. for a single mannequin 12 months and is the topic of a brand new recall marketing campaign from Kia.

The recall impacts a complete of twenty-two,700 2009 Kia Borrego fashions that have been produced for the U.S. market between Could 2, 2008 and January 20, 2009. As well as, all 68 examples from the 2010-2014 mannequin years that have been bought in U.S. Territories are embroiled on this recall.

The Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration’s (NHTSA) discover reveals that inadequate adhesive could have been utilized to safe the headliner plates to the headliner. Because of this the headliner plates could detach from the headliner when the facet curtain airbags are deployed, rising the danger of damage.

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This isn’t the primary time a Kia mannequin has been recalled for this concern. In August final 12 months, 2012-2013 Optima fashions have been recalled over the identical fault. Subsequent investigations shortly revealed that the Borrego’s headliner plates might detach and whereas the reason for the lacking adhesive stays a thriller, checks carried out by the Hyundai America Technical Heart confirmed the presence of the fault. Kia is conscious of 1 buyer criticism associated to the problem however doesn’t know of any accidents or deaths attributable to it.

Kia will inform dealerships of the recall on November 27 whereas house owners might be notified from November 30 by way of first-class mail. House owners might be instructed to deliver their car to a Kia seller the place industrial-grade adhesive tape might be added over the left and proper headliner plates to higher safe them to the headliner.