Following on from the recall in the US last week, Kia Motors (UK) is recalling a small number of Soul and new Sorento models – just 549 vehicles to deal with a door wiring issue.
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A potential fault has been identified in a small section of the door wiring loom that controls the ‘mood’ lighting in Soul and Sorento models, the automaker said.
“Iin certain circumstances there is a very small danger of the wiring overheating and that could, in turn, cause a fire. Therefore Kia is immediately taking steps to contact the owners of 73 Soul models and 476 Sorento KX-3 vehicles which feature the mood lighting,” the automaker said.
Repair work should take no more than an hour.
Kia’s aftersales and logistics director Hamish McCowan said: “We are very sorry for any inconvenience this causes our customers and we are not aware of any vehicles in the UK suffering this problem – but we believe it is better to be safe and that is why we are taking this recall action.
“The risk of a fire is very small and would only occur under extreme circumstances but we want to make sure none of our customers should be anxious about the safety of their vehicles,” he added.
The recall affects vehicles built between September of last year and June of this year. Very few models were equipped with the mood lighting for the UK market. Soul was launched in March 2009 and the Sorento arrived last 1 March.
