Kia Stinger
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Kia has launched a major recall campaign to fix the front seatbelt pretensioners on 500,000 vehicles. If the problem not repaired there is a risk of injuries to people in the front seat.
Kia Motors, the hot-selling subsidiary of Hyundai, has recalled half-a-million vehicles for problems with its front seatbelt pretensioners. Pretensioners instantly tighten up seatbelts so that the occupant remains securely in place in a crash.
Pretensioners, Seatbelts Will Fail
Pretensioners are sensor-controlled devices that work by ratcheting down the tension on the seatbelt if the force exceeds a preset level. That it is a very low level can be seen by the fact that if you move around in your seat, the pretensioner comes on and limits the movement of your seatbelt. To work correctly, the dogs all have to set in the spool so it will not move (dogs are sliders that mate with the seatbelt material spool; once engaged the spool is stopped and cannot move, limiting your range). Continue reading Kia Recalls 500,000 Vehicles to Fix Front Seatbelt Prtensioners...
Kia Motors, the hot-selling subsidiary of Hyundai, has recalled half-a-million vehicles for problems with its front seatbelt pretensioners. Pretensioners instantly tighten up seatbelts so that the occupant remains securely in place in a crash.
Pretensioners, Seatbelts Will Fail
Pretensioners are sensor-controlled devices that work by ratcheting down the tension on the seatbelt if the force exceeds a preset level. That it is a very low level can be seen by the fact that if you move around in your seat, the pretensioner comes on and limits the movement of your seatbelt. To work correctly, the dogs all have to set in the spool so it will not move (dogs are sliders that mate with the seatbelt material spool; once engaged the spool is stopped and cannot move, limiting your range). Continue reading Kia Recalls 500,000 Vehicles to Fix Front Seatbelt Prtensioners...
