Hyundai and Kia are telling house owners of over 571,000 SUVs and minivans within the U.S. to park them outdoor as a result of the tow hitch harnesses can catch fireplace whereas they’re parked or being pushed. The Korean automakers are recalling the autos.

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Hyundai and Kia are telling house owners of over 571,000 SUVs and minivans within the U.S. to park them outdoor as a result of the tow hitch harnesses can catch fireplace whereas they’re parked or being pushed. The Korean automakers are recalling the autos.

David Zalubowski/AP

DETROIT — Hyundai and Kia are telling the house owners of greater than 571,000 SUVs and minivans within the U.S. to park them outdoor as a result of the tow hitch harnesses can catch fireplace whereas they’re parked or being pushed.

The affiliated Korean automakers are recalling the vehicles and warning folks to park them away from constructions till repairs are made.

Affected Hyundai autos embody the 2019 to 2023 Santa Fe, the 2021 to 2023 Santa Fe Hybrid, the 2022 and 2023 Santa Fe Plug-in hybrid and the 2022 and 2023 Santa Cruz. The solely Kia affected is the Carnival minivan from 2022 and 2023. All have Hyundai or Kia tow hitch harnesses that got here as authentic gear or have been put in by sellers.

The Korean automakers say in paperwork posted Thursday by U.S. security regulators that water can get right into a circuit board on the hitches and trigger a brief circuit even when the ignitions are off.

Hyundai has experiences of 1 fireplace and 5 warmth harm incidents with no accidents. Kia has no experiences of fires or accidents.

Dealers at first will take away the fuse and tow hitch pc module till a repair is out there. Later they may set up a brand new fuse and wire extension with an improved connector that is waterproof. Owners might be notified beginning May 16.

Last yr Hyundai recalled greater than 245,000 2020 via 2022 Palisade SUVs for the same drawback.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated Thursday that the newest recall is a direct results of the company monitoring the Palisade recall from final yr.