Passenger car
Kia · Niro
- Country of origin
- Republic of Korea
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The contact area of the female-female (F-F) plug connector, of the high-voltage battery safety plug can develop over time high electrical resistance and consequently overheat and melt. This may lead to a loss of propulsion or a fire.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Passenger car.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/01869/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-21
- Published
- 15 May 2025
- Modified
- 10 July 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notifications SR/01932/25, SR/01890/25, SR/01889/25, SR/01888/25, SR/01930/25; SR/01859/25: have been updated with additional information on the product identification.
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