India, Sept. 25 -- Kia has voluntarily recalled over 70,000 cars comprising the Sorento and Sportage models in the US owing to a faulty circuit board. The problem in the affected cars' circuit board could result in fire incidents, claims NHTSA. The report claims that the defect lies within the tow hitch harness module, which could catch fire while driving or even when the ignition is off. This comes as part of a string of fire risk-related recall from Hyundai Motor Group in recent time.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) claims that more than 22,000 of the recalled cars have their tow hitch harness as a port installed option, while nearly 49,000 units got the accessory installed at the dealerships.

The affected K...