KIA Cars: KIA Motor India has announced the recall of thousands of units of its best-selling car, the Seltos SUV. The company has taken this decision by recalling 4,358 units of petrol variants of Seltos to replace the electronic oil pump controller of Seltos.
The South Korean company said in a statement on Friday that it is recalling units of Smartstream 1.5 petrol Seltos with IVT transmission manufactured between February 28 and July 13, 2023.
Electronic fuel pump malfunction in CVT gearbox
Kia says that the electronic fuel pump controller of Seltos may be faulty. This may affect the performance of the electronic fuel pump in the CVT gearbox. Let us tell you that the recall includes 4,358 units of Kia Seltos manufactured between February 28 and July 13 last year. This action is being taken as per the voluntary code on vehicle recall.
You may also get a call
According to the company's statement, keeping in mind the safety of car owners, the company is replacing the faulty electronic oil pump controller with an active one. The company will itself contact the car owners. In such a situation, if you have also purchased the new Seltos as per the date given above. So most likely you may get a call from Kia.
Let us tell you that last year Kia Motors launched the facelift model of Seltos in India, which is equipped with better looks and features. Its direct competition is with the segment's top selling Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Hyundai Creta. Along with Seltos, Kia also sells the electric SUV Kia EV6 along with Carens and Sonet.