Minivan

Kia has wasted little time issuing its first major recall of 2024 over an odd potential road hazard: loose roof molding.

The issue concerns improperly manufactured occupant classification system sensors that may cause airbags not to deploy in certain crashes.

Roughly 2.6 million vehicles across both the Honda and Acura lineups may suffer from a potentially faulty fuel pump.

Honda’s latest recall affects almost 249,000 vehicles, including some from the automaker’s luxury arm Acura.

Kia has reinforced rails to prevent the second-row captain’s seat from breaking loose in 2024 Carnivals built after August 2023, and IIHS has performed testing on the updated minivan.

The new-for-2024 Grand Highlander has 68% more Cars.com-measured cargo space behind the third row than the regular Highlander and 35% more space behind the third row than the Sequoia.

Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 3 million vehicles combined over issues that could lead to fires in the engine compartments of certain models.

An XSE Premium Package adds content such as ventilated front seats and leather upholstery to the mid-grade 2024 Sienna — features that were previously only available on top-tier Siennas.

According to IIHS crash tests of four popular minivans, none earned an acceptable or good rating in the updated moderate overlap front crash test.

For 2024, the hybrid powertrain is only available in the top Pinnacle trim and a new hybrid-only Select trim, as the model’s mid-level Touring L and Limited trims are gone.