{"id":1620721,"date":"2022-08-23T17:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620721"},"modified":"2022-08-23T17:53:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:53:50","slug":"some-kia-hyundai-suvs-should-be-parked-outdoors-over-fire-risk-u-s-regulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-kia-hyundai-suvs-should-be-parked-outdoors-over-fire-risk-u-s-regulator\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Kia, Hyundai SUVs should be parked outdoors over fire risk \u2013 U.S. regulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsome-kia-hyundai-suvs-should-be-parked-outdoors-over-fire-risk-u-s-regulator%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Owners of some Hyundai and Kia SUVs that were recently recalled over fire risks should park them outdoors away from homes until they are repaired, the U.S. Department of Transportation said on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The South Korean automakers last week recalled thousands of Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride vehicles made from 2020 to 2022, citing a risk of fire while parked or driving due a trailer hitch issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration\u2019s website showed. <\/p>\n<p>A repair for the issue has not been identified, and no related fires, crashes or injuries have been confirmed, the department said in a consumer alert.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kia said in a statement on Tuesday that six fires had been reported in model year 2020 Telluride vehicles, five of which involved \u201clocalized melting only.\u201d The 2021 or 2022 models had no fires and were included in the recall as a precautionary measure, it added.<\/p>\n<p>Kia said it would reimburse owners for repair costs already incurred.<\/p>\n<p>The Transportation Department did not respond to a request for comment on the apparent discrepancy with Kia regarding fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn accessory tow hitch sold through dealerships may allow moisture into the harness module, causing a short circuit,\u201d the consumer alert said. \u201cIn some cases, an electrical short can cause a vehicle fire while driving or while parked and turned off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. representatives for Hyundai did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Once a repair is available, affected vehicle owners will be notified to bring their SUVs to a Hyundai or Kia dealer, the alert said.<\/p>\n<p>The recalls involved 245,030 Hyundai Palisade and 36,417 Kia Telluride vehicles, the consumer alert added. <\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Rami Ayyub; 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