A group of U.S. states is currently investigating Kia Motors Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company for possible deceptive acts regarding reports of vehicle fires.

Hyundai and Kia are recalling around 534,000 additional U.S. vehicles at risk of engine fires.

Analysis by HLDI suggests that the OEMs are correctly targeting vehicles with small and/or turbocharged engines for a recall.

A class-action lawsuit filed Friday against Hyundai and Kia alleges a dangerous defect affecting certain vehicle models can cause premature engine failure and spontaneous fires in the engines.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Thursday that a hearing planned for Nov. 14 on reports of engine fires involving Hyundai and Kia vehicles was postponed.

This week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the new Kia Torque track showed off the pre-release Kia Telluride SUVs on a course made from tons of dirt.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have expanded probes into Hyundai and Kia engine failures to include complaints about fires in the vehicles.

A consumer watchdog group is pressing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to investigate complaints of spontaneous fires, unrelated to crashes, in certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles.

Kia Motors Corp said on Friday it is recalling more than 507,000 vehicles in the United States because an electronic glitch may prevent air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.

Kia is recalling 106,428 model year 2015-2018 Sedona minivans because their sliding doors may not automatically reverse if they close on a limb, the Detroit Free Press reports.