Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP24-002
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This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a defect petition, DP24-002, submitted by Ms. Elizabeth Margulies (the Petitioner) to NHTSA (the Agency) by a letter dated February 15, 2024. The petition requests that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into loss of motive power incidents attributed to vehicles manufactured by Kia America, Inc. (Kia) equipped with 3.3 L Lambda-II engines. After conducting a technical review of the petition and other information, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has concluded that that the issues raised by the petition do not warrant a new defect investigation. Peer vehicles equipped with the 3.3 L Lambda-II engine are already being considered in an open investigation into allegations of loss of motive power for Model Year (MY) 2016-2017 Kia Sorento vehicles equipped with the same 3.3 L Lambda-II engine. Accordingly, the Agency has denied the petition as moot.
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