Park Outside: Kia Cadenza, Sportage Models Recalled For Fire Risk

A Kia engine fire recall has been issued for nearly 380,000 cars and SUVs even though the automaker says an "exact cause of [the] electrical short circuit condition is unknown."

The Kia engine fire recall includes 2017-2021 Sportage SUVs and Cadenza cars with hydraulic electronic control unit (HECU) electrical circuits that can short-circuit and cause engine compartment fires.

However, Kia believes only 1% of the vehicles may be affected by the problem.

This is an ongoing issue for Kia as the automaker recalled 440,000 Optimas and Sorentos in 2020 for problems with the hydraulic electronic control units following eight complaints about fires.

However, Kia says no fires have been reported in the recalled Cadenzas and Sportages.