Ministry of Land, Hyundai·Kia, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi Recall 49,959 Vehicles

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 12th that a total of 49,959 vehicles across 64 models manufactured or imported and sold by Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, BMW Korea Ltd., Mercedes-Benz Korea Ltd., Audi Volkswagen Korea Ltd., Jaguar Land Rover Korea Ltd., and Daejeon Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. have been found to have manufacturing defects and will undergo corrective action (recall).

Among them, 7,427 units of 3 models including the Carnival (KA4) manufactured and sold by Hyundai and Kia have been recalled due to loose connection parts in the fuel supply hose, causing fuel leakage at the connection point and confirming the possibility of fire.

These vehicles can be repaired free of charge starting from the 23rd at Hyundai’s direct service centers and Blue Hands, as well as Kia service centers.

A total of 35 models including the BMW 520d, imported and sold (including pre-sale) by BMW Korea, totaling 35,420 units, have been found to have a defect where if fuel mixes with engine oil, the timing chain lubrication fails, causing the chain to wear out and potentially break, which may result in the engine stalling.

Additionally, 880 units of 6 models including the BMW 530e iPerformance have been recalled due to foreign substances generated during the manufacturing of the high-voltage battery pack damaging the battery pack, which could cause a short circuit inside the battery and lead to fire.

Repairs for the 35 models including the BMW 520d have been conducted free of charge at BMW Korea’s official service centers since the 7th, and for the 6 models including the BMW 530e iPerformance since the 29th of last month.

A total of 3,154 units of 4 models including the GLK 220 CDI 4MATIC imported and sold by Mercedes-Benz Korea have been recalled due to insufficient hardness of the front drive shaft (propeller shaft) connection parts, which may break during continuous driving, causing power transmission failure and potentially compromising safe driving.

Free repairs have been underway at Mercedes-Benz Korea’s official service centers since the 8th.

A total of 2,854 units of 14 models including the A4 40 TFSI Premium imported and sold (including pre-sale) by Audi Volkswagen Korea have been recalled due to a defect where the seatbelt warning sound only sounds once and the warning light turns off when the seatbelt is unfastened. This violates automobile safety standards, so the recall is being prioritized, and a fine will be imposed considering the correction rate and other factors.

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