3.4 Million Hyundais and Kias Told to Park Outside - The ABS Fire Recall Explained

The September 2023 recall of about 3.38 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles from the 2010 to 2019 model years, explained: why the anti-lock brake module could leak brake fluid internally and short circuit, causing an engine compartment fire whether the vehicle was parked or being driven, the full list of models including the Elantra, Santa Fe, Tucson, Sportage, Sorento, Optima and Soul, the advice to park outside and away from buildings, the simple fuse remedy, why so many of these older, inexpensive cars may still not be fixed, and how to check yours. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:04 What was failing 2:24 The size of the recall 2:56 Which Hyundais 3:31 Which Kias 4:36 The park-outside warning 5:51 The fix 7:08 Not the first time 7:38 Why many may still be unfixed 8:25 What to do 9:43 The lesson 10:40 Recap Sources: NHTSA recall 23V-651 (Hyundai, 1,649,478 vehicles) and 23V-652 (Kia, 1,730,192 vehicles), September 2023 NHTSA recall database (datahub 6axg-epim), checked October 2026 Image credits (resized and cropped for video): 87 public-domain / CC0 images (no attribution required). Additional footage: Pixabay (pixabay.com), Pixabay Content License. Additional photos: Pixabay (pixabay.com), Pixabay Content License. --- Voiceover is produced with AI text-to-speech. Images are licensed (public domain or Creative Commons) and credited in each video description. Sources are listed above for every number in the video. #cars #automotive #RayStricklandCars