Passenger car
Due to insufficient detection capability in the Battery Management System, micro-shorts between battery cells may remain undetected. Undetected micro-shorts could cause the cells to overheat and lead to a fire while the vehicle is parked or charging. The product does not comply with the Regulation o
Event record
- severitySevere
- typerecall
- placeBelgium
- countryBE
- sourceEU Safety Gate (European Commission)
- first seen2026-10-16
- rendered2026-10-16 09:32 UTC
- brandKia
- categoryMotor vehicles
- riskFire
- measuresType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
- country of originRepublic of Korea
- caseSR/02118/26
What to do
- Check the model, batch and serial number against the official notice.
- Stop using the product and follow the stated remedy.
- Report incidents to the national market surveillance authority.
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