571,000 Hyundai Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Kia Carnivals Recalled for Fire Risk

If you’re in the market for a mid-size crossover, minivan, or mini truck, you probably want to use it to haul things — people, groceries, whales. You may even want to haul more than the car itself can hold, which would be a problem had humanity not invented the trailer hitch. For owners of Hyundai Santa Cruzes, Santa Fes, and Kia Carnivals, however, that’s caused a new problem: Those oh-so-convenient trailer hitches are now a fire risk.

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Kia and Hyundai have recalled a combined 571,467 cars for faulty trailer hitch wiring, which could cause the car to erupt in flame without warning. The fix itself is simple — a replacement wiring kit with a new fuse — but the danger is real enough that both companies have advised owners not to park their cars near anything flammable until the vehicles can be repaired.

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