{"id":2889,"date":"2022-11-15T05:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2022-11-02T09:43:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:43:27","slug":"kia-recall-based-on-fire-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/kia-recall-based-on-fire-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia Recall Based on Fire Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/car-engine-1548434_640.jpg\" alt=\"car-engine-1548434_640\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/car-engine-1548434_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/car-engine-1548434_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/car-engine-1548434_640-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Recently Kia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/cars\/2022\/09\/27\/kia-recall-sorento-sportage-fire-risk\/10440602002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recalled<\/a> around 70,000 of its Sorento and Sportage SUV\u00a0models from 2016 \u2013 2023. This recall enlarged a prior recall that asked owners to park outside because there was flawed tow hitch that presented a fire risk. If you or a loved one were injured because of a fire, you should call the experienced Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Moll Law Group About Engine Fire Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When engine fires occur, they can have devastating consequences. Kia has recalled certain models of its car. Car owners must have their cars repaired under a new recall. The specific models affected in this last recall are the Sorento model years 2016-2022, Sorento Hybrid model years 2021-2023, Sorento Plug-in Hybrid 2022-2023 and the Kia Sportage 2017-2022. The manufacturer believes that 1% of the recalled cars have a defect. In 2021, around 174,000 highway vehicle fires were reported across the country in 2021, up slightly from the prior year\u2019s tabulation of highway vehicles fires.<\/p>\n<p>This recall expand on one that was issued in August. That recall advised owners of certain Kia Telluride SUV models\u201436,000 altogether\u2014to park outside because of a similar issue. The August recall also affected 245,000\u00a0Hyundai Palisade SUV\u00a0models.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/kia-recall-based-on-fire-risks\/#more-2889\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Kia\u00a0recalled around 70,000 of its Sorento and Sportage SUV\u00a0models from 2016 \u2013 2023. This recall enlarged a prior recall that asked owners to park outside because there was flawed tow hitch that presented a fire risk. If you or a loved one were injured because of a fire, you should call the experienced Chicago-based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[182,181],"class_list":["post-2889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-liability","tag-engine-fire","tag-kia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kia Recall Based on Fire Risks &#8212; Illinois Injury and Mass Tort Lawyer Blog &#8212; November 15, 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recently Kia\u00a0recalled around 70,000 of its Sorento and Sportage SUV\u00a0models from 2016 \u2013 2023. 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