Hyundai, Kia recall nearly 600K vehicles over brake fluid leak

September 4, 2020

Hyundai and Kia are recalling 591,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of a brake-fluid leak in the anti-lock brakes’ hydraulic control unit that could result in an electrical short and fire. The affected vehicles include 440,370 Kia vehicles (283,803 Optima models from 2013–2015 and 156,567 Sorento models from 2014 and 2015), and 151,000 Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs from the 2013–2015 model year. The problem was first reported in 2018 and the OEM had been investigating. (Source: Car and Driver) Read the original article…

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Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.

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