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A total of 4.17 million Hyundai and Kia models equipped with Theta II gasoline direct injection engines will be affected by the U.S. settlement.
Hyundai and Kia, together the world's fifth-biggest automaker by sales, recalled nearly 1.7 million vehicles in the U.S. to address the possibility of engine fires.
NHTSA is investigating whether the recalls covered enough vehicles and were conducted in a timely manner. The investigation comes after Kim Gwang-ho, then an engineer at Hyundai, flew to Washington in 2016 to tell the the safety agency that the companies should have recalled more vehicles over the problem, citing an internal report.
In November, Reuters reported that U.S. federal prosecutors had launched a criminal investigation into the automakers to determine if the recalls had been conducted properly.
www.autonews.com
Hyundai and Kia, together the world's fifth-biggest automaker by sales, recalled nearly 1.7 million vehicles in the U.S. to address the possibility of engine fires.
NHTSA is investigating whether the recalls covered enough vehicles and were conducted in a timely manner. The investigation comes after Kim Gwang-ho, then an engineer at Hyundai, flew to Washington in 2016 to tell the the safety agency that the companies should have recalled more vehicles over the problem, citing an internal report.
In November, Reuters reported that U.S. federal prosecutors had launched a criminal investigation into the automakers to determine if the recalls had been conducted properly.
Hyundai, Kia earmark $760 million to settle engine fire lawsuits
The settlement will cover a total of 4.17 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles equipped with Theta II gasoline direct injection engines.
www.autonews.com
