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KIA, Opel and Honda call for service. In total, it's over 33 thousand. car

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KIA, Opel and Honda informed that owners of some cars of these brands should contact authorized service stations to repair faults. Airbag failure has been reported in some models, and brake fluid leakage has been reported in others. The repairs will cover over 33,000 cars.

Opel on “risk of airbag malfunction”

Opel notified the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection on Tuesday (UOKiK), that in Opel cars, Astra H and Mokka models “there may be a risk of malfunction of the TAKATA driver and passenger airbags.” “The propellant used to produce the driver's and partly also the passenger's airbag may change over time and exposure to very high temperature/humidity,” the manufacturer indicated.

The manufacturer emphasized that in the event of a collision, when the airbag inflator is activated, gas may be generated faster than designed. “This may lead to the detachment of metal fragments from the rupturing inflator, and these parts may fly towards the driver/passengers of the vehicle, which may lead to serious injuries or loss of life,” he noted. In Poland, the repair campaign will cover a total of 26,000. 43 Opel vehicles. Car owners will be invited by letter to authorized service stations (ASOs) to have their airbags replaced.

Fluid leak in KIA cars

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However, KIA reported that in Carens cars (model code RP), manufactured in South Korea from August 28, 2012 to July 23, 2018. HECU units (Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit) may fail. These cars must also be equipped with anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and electronic traction control (ESC). “The basic cause is brake fluid leakage, which may lead to an electrical short circuit during vehicle operation, causing an electrical overload in the ABS module,” explained the manufacturer. He added that this could cause a fire in the engine compartment, regardless of whether the vehicle is parked or in motion. Affected vehicles may experience an illuminated malfunction warning light (MIL) and/or ABS warning light, as well as “smoke and a burning smell coming from the engine compartment and HECU components.” The campaign covered over 4,000 vehicles. “Vehicle owners will be notified to make an appointment at a KIA Dealership to install new low-capacity fuses to limit the operating current in the HECU electrical circuit board,” KIA announced.

Risk of dangerous steering lock in Honda cars

On Tuesday, Honda also informed the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection that in its cars, “reducing the amount of lubricant in the meshing area of ​​the worm wheel in the EPS transmission may increase sliding resistance, which causes greater torque fluctuations when turning the steering wheel.” Honda explained that this could cause noise or unsafe steering locking when maneuvering. These are the models: Civic (FE1 model, produced from 2022 to 2024 in Thailand), Civic e:HEV (FL4, 2023 – 2024, Japan), Civic Type R (FL5, 2023-2025, Japan) CR-V e:HEV (RS5 and RS6, 2024, China), CR-V e:PHEV (RS8, 2024, China) and ZR-V e:HEV (RZ4, 2023 – 2024, China). In total, it's over 3.2 thousand. vehicles. The manufacturer declared that “owners of cars covered by the campaign will be called to a free visit to an authorized service center for repairs.”

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