Recalls

Kia Motors Corp said on Saturday it is recalling 295,000 U.S. vehicles for engine fire risks. Kia said it is currently developing a Knock Sensor Detection System software update. Last week, Kia and affiliate Hyundai Motor Co agreed to a record $210 million civil penalty after U.S. auto safety regulators said they failed to recall 1.6 million vehicles for engine issues in a timely fashion.

Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to fix a brake fluid leak that could cause engine fires. The recalls cover more than 440,000 Kia Optima midsize sedans from 2013 through 2015 and Kia Sorento SUVs from 2014 and 2015. Also covered are 203,000 Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs from 2013 to 2015.

8 deaths may be attributable; affects Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, FCA.

Another 3.7 million are subject to a 'product improvement' campaign

Some with four-cylinder engines catch fire twice as often as typical.

Follows consumer group's call for automakers to recall 2.9 million cars.

NHTSA investigating hundreds of fires and one death.

Kia does not have a fix yet, but it and Hyundai have recalled 1.1M cars.

NBC Nightly News recently carried the above segment on a video showing a 2012 Kia Sorento spewing flames as its driver travels at highway speed on Interstate 4 in Orlando. Another motorist, Meredith Olinger, drives alongside, shooting the video while trying to warn the driver to pull over. She does, just in time. Seconds later, the Kia is cooked.

Shares in Hyundai Motor tumbled on Monday on a U.S. probe into why airbags failed to deploy in some of its Sonata sedans, with investors fretting about potential recall costs for the once popular cars.

Brake lights remain on when not braking, and drivers can shift out of park without engaging the brakes.

Timeliness and scope of recalls in question.

The issue affects a wide variety of models.

This is the second time Kia has recalled its Sedona minivan for corroded front lower control arms.