Kia Seltos in the US and Vietnam use different engines – Photo: Autoblog. Kia North America is conducting a mass recall of Seltos vehicles to prevent the risk of fire. However, the entire number of Kia Seltos cars included in the recall is equipped with a 2.0L Nu MPI petrol engine. Meanwhile, Seltos in Vietnam market uses two petrol engine options of 1.4 Turbo and 1.6L. Therefore, there is no contact between vehicles in the market during this recall, the Kia Motors statement stated. On April 13, the US Road Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the Seltos recall program carried out by Kia Motors in North America, with a very large volume. The above information immediately affected car owners outside the US market, including Vietnam. Kia Motors also quickly released a statement clarifying the market areas related to the recalled Seltos, along with a description of the fault that caused the car to face a fire risk. Accordingly, the oil rings in the engine have not been fabricated, heat treatment in accordance with standards causes abrasion, causing the cylinder lining to be scratched, causing oil to enter the combustion chamber, leading to Lack of oil and could cause the vehicle to stall and face the risk of fire. Speaking to the Transport Magazine, Mr. Tran Viet Hung – Deputy Director of Communications Thaco confirmed that the program to recall Seltos cars in the US according to the announcement of Kia Motors on April 13 does not affect vehicles manufactured and distributed by Thaco. distribution in the Vietnamese market. Thaco is still in close contact with Kia Motors and closely following this issue to ensure absolute safety for vehicles sold to the market.

According to the explanation from Kia Vietnam, Seltos car versions recalled in the US are equipped with Nu MPI 2.0L engine; Meanwhile, THACO AUTO is manufacturing and distributing this crossover in the Vietnamese market with 1.4 Turbo and 1.6 MPI engine options. More than 20,000 Kia Seltos are being recalled in the US. Previously, according to information from the US Road Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA), the new recall announced by Kia involved 125,400 Soul cars from 2020-2021 and 21,849 Seltos 2021 cars. All produced from November 20, 2019 to October 15, 2020. Explaining the error, Kia said: “During production at the piston oil supplier, inconsistent heat treatment occurred which caused the ring stiffness to be too high”, at the same time. : “Excessive oil ring stiffness can lead to external chipping, scratch the cylinder walls and may result in increased oil consumption, resulting in abnormal engine noise and / or The oil pressure warning light lights up “. The Korean car manufacturer warns that defective vehicles can damage the engine if they continue to be operated, even causing a fire in some cases. However, Kia has not received any accident reports related to this error. Kia Seltos is currently produced and distributed in Vietnam by THACO AUTO with 3 versions of Deluxe, Luxury, and Premium with prices of VND 609, 659 and 729 million, respectively. After more than 8 months of being in Vietnam, Kia Seltos continuously participated in the group of 10 best-selling cars in the market and always ranked first in the segment of B-size urban SUVs. In the first quarter of 2021, Kia Seltos achieved success. Company with sales up to nearly 4,000 units in Vietnam. Sponsorship news