SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea ordered Hyundai and Kia on Friday to recall 240,000 vehicles to repair five defects initially raised by a whistleblower, in the country’s first compulsory recall for a domestic carmaker.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea ordered Hyundai and Kia on Friday to recall 240,000 vehicles to repair five defects initially raised by a whistleblower, in the country’s first compulsory recall for a domestic carmaker.
The Transport Ministry said it also asked prosecutors to investigate if South Korea’s largest auto group had intentionally covered up defects that could compromise safety.
Twelve models including Avante, i30, Genesis and Sonata sedans, and Tucson, Santa Fe and Sportage sport utility vehicles are subject to the recall.
Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are part of the world’s fifth-largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Group.
The move is a blow to Hyundai and Kia, which are reeling from a separate recall last month of 1.
