Kia · Canada · Crit
Kia Forte: Electrical
Affects Kia Forte · 2014 — about 16K vehicles.
The hazard
On certain vehicles, the cooling fan resistor could be defective. If this occurs; the resistor could overheat and melt creating a potential risk of fire that could cause injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will replace the cooling fan resistor and multi-fuse unit.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational