Kia — Niro EV
Passenger car.
📷 Safety Gate / European Commission
· Source
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Type
- Fire
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Hazard
- Due to insufficient detection capability in the Battery Management System, micro-shorts between battery cells may remain undetected. Undetected micro-shorts could cause the cells to overheat and lead to a fire while the vehicle is parked or charging.
- Origin
- Republic of Korea
⚖️ Actions ordered by authorities
- ▸ Measures ordered by economic operators (to: Importer) Recall of the product from end users
🚨
Recall in effect
A consumer product has been flagged as dangerous in BE.
📈 Timeline
1 days
active so far
August 1, 2026
August 1, 2026
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Agency-published detail
Risk level: Serious risk · Type: Fire · Category: Motor vehicles · Hazard: Due to insufficient detection capability in the Battery Management System, micro-shorts between battery cells may remain undetected. Undetected micro-shorts could cause the cells to overheat and lead to a fire while the vehicle is parked or charging. · Origin: Republic of Korea
First published
July 31, 2026
Last refreshed by us
2 hours ago
Severity (as classified)
High
Official source
https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10106165
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