Kia is recalling 80,255 Niro fashions due to a wiring difficulty that might intrude with the deployment of airbags.
The recall encompasses hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric variations of the Niro from mannequin years 2023-2025 outfitted with manually-adjusted entrance passenger seats. Within the affected automobiles, the ground wiring meeting beneath the entrance passenger seat could turn out to be broken by repeated sliding of the seat for fore and aft adjustment, in keeping with the NHTSA.
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Broken wires may end in non-deployment of airbags and/or seatbelt pre-tensioners throughout a crash, inadvertent deployment of the passenger facet airbag, and the lack to deactivate the entrance passenger airbag for a kid or underweight seat occupant—growing the danger of harm. If this situation happens, drivers may even see an illuminated airbag warning gentle on the dashboard.
Kia informed the NHTSA that it’s unaware of any crashes, accidents, fatalities, or fires associated to this situation, which the automaker decided is because of incorrect routing of the wires underneath the entrance passenger seat.
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The treatment is inspection and rerouting or, as essential, alternative of the affected wires, which sellers will do freed from cost. Kia expects to mail proprietor notification letters Mar. 14. House owners may also name Kia’s customer support division at 1-800-333-4542 or go to Kia’s recall web site with any questions. Kia’s reference quantity for this recall is SC332.
This recall covers all mannequin years of the current-generation Niro, which receives minor adjustments for 2025 and holds regular on pricing throughout all three powertrain choices. It continues to supply as much as 53 mpg mixed in hybrid kind, 33 miles of electrical vary in plug-in hybrid kind, and 253 miles of vary in all-electric kind, whereas serving as Kia’s entry level for every powertrain kind.
