{"id":2013,"date":"2025-01-25T13:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T13:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/kia-recalling-80000-electric-and-hybrid-vehicles-over-improper-air-bag-deployment\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T13:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T13:50:57","slug":"kia-recalling-80000-electric-and-hybrid-vehicles-over-improper-air-bag-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/kia-recalling-80000-electric-and-hybrid-vehicles-over-improper-air-bag-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia recalling 80,000 electric and hybrid vehicles over improper air bag deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-none embed--size-medium is-hero\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/eds-driveway-kia-niro-ev\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Ed&#8217;s Driveway: Kia Niro EV<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">01:45<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/kia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kia<\/a> is recalling more than 80,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the United States because of improper airbag and seat belt deployment, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The affected vehicles are the Kia Niro from 2023-2025, Niro EV from 2023-2025 and the Niro plug-in hybrid from 2023-2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Fully Charged Live UK \" height=\"412\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/25\/c93726dd-9fb6-4e45-832a-d8aeda859444\/thumbnail\/620x412\/090ad6ce48e66c9fa219ec50dc739a37\/gettyimages-1486522550.jpg?v=e306e7b9fefc168c00baa623d76d1eaf 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/25\/c93726dd-9fb6-4e45-832a-d8aeda859444\/thumbnail\/1240x824\/3a91c2f46043035d1096e18a162d957b\/gettyimages-1486522550.jpg?v=e306e7b9fefc168c00baa623d76d1eaf 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">An All-Electric KIA Niro EV is displayed during the Fully Charged Live UK at Farnborough International on April 28, 2023 in London, England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the NHTSA, the floor wiring assembly beneath the front passenger seat may become damaged, which can then prevent front airbags and seat belts from deploying properly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Air bags and seat belts that deploy improperly or an airbag deploying unintentionally can increase the risk of injury in a crash,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>Vehicle owners will be notified in March if they must take their vehicles to their closest dealership. Dealers will inspect, replace and reroute the floor wiring assembly, as necessary, free of charge, the NHTSA said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Kia <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hyundai-kia-recall-208000-electric-vehicles-power-loss-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">recalled nearly 63,000 EV6 vehicles from 2022 through 2024<\/a><\/span> to fix a problem that can cause the loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/lucia-suarez-sang\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Lucia Suarez Sang<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. 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