There is a major recall on Kia and Hyundai vehicles .
This recall is on the ABS module in the engine bay .
Internal brake fluid leakage is degrading the insulation on the wiring inside the module, bare wire is contacting the body of the module and causing a short circuit .
This has caused numerous engine compartment fires.
The fuse for the ABS system, is a 40 amp fuse, the fusible link in the fuse looks like a very thick piece of acid core solder, I’ve never seen a fuse like this.
The recall from the manufacturer tells the owner to not park the vehicle in or close to a structure due to the fire hazard, until the recall fix has been done to the vehicle, which has not been disclosed by the manufacturer as of today .
A long time friend from high school that I’ve kept in contact with, sent me an email earlier this week .
He had a garage fire, fire investigators determined that the ABS module in his Kia Soul, was the cause of the fire .
Insurance company paid the claim on the loss of the vehicle .
Denied the claim on the structure due to negligence, their position is that you were notified by the vehicle manufacturer not to park the vehicle in a structure until the recall has been accomplished.
The house was a complete loss, no one was injured in this fire.
He would not state what insurance company this was due to ongoing legal action .
This happened 8 months ago .
I own a 2014 Hyundai Veloster, which is covered by this recall .
I remove both battery cables when the vehicle is parked in the garage .
To add insult to injury, there is a Tik Tok challenge about how easy it is to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles just using a USB cable, so you have to keep your vehicle outside now and subject it to possible break in or theft .
There is a software update to put an immobilizer into the engine computer to disable the starter if an unauthorized start attempt has been detected .
Decals are installed on the front driver and passenger windows when this update has been accomplished .
Doesn’t seem to have slowed down the attempted theft of these vehicles .
A co-workers car which had the software update, has been broken into twice in the last 4 months .
Her insurance company has cancelled her insurance .
Due to the claims which were a little over $2000 for each break in after the deductible was paid .
She has since sold her Hyundai and bought a Honda .
So, if you own one these vehicles covered by the recall, take it very seriously !!!
If you don’t know if your vehicle is affected by this recall, go to the NHTSA website ( US only ) and have your vehicles VIN ready .
Hyundai and Kia have a separate websites that you can use to see if your vehicle is under this recall .
Again have your vehicles VIN to use this website .
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCMN-23V651-4592.pdfI have a question about this situation, why is there power available to the ABS module when the vehicle is shut down ??
