Hyundai/Kia 2.0L and 2.4L Theta II GDI Engine Class Actions
Update: February 14, 2023
If you own or lease one of the below-listed Hyundai or Kia vehicles with a Theta II 2.0-litre or 2.4-litre GDI engine, your vehicle may be part of these now-settled class actions. Although the claims deadline (July 19, 2021) has passed and these actions have now been discontinued, if your vehicle received the KSDS software update, you may still be eligible for the Lifetime Warranty that was part of the settlement.
Hyundai Vehicles | |
Model | Model Years |
Santa Fe | 2013 – 2019 |
Sonata | 2011 – 2019 |
Tucson | 2014 – 2015; 2019 |
Kia Vehicles | |
Model | Model Years |
Optima | 2011 – 2019 |
Sorento | 2012 – 2019 |
Sportage | 2011 – 2019 |
The Lifetime Warranty applies to any type of repair, replacement, diagnosis, or inspection of the vehicle’s short block assembly (consisting of the engine block, crankshaft and bearings, connecting rods and bearings, and pistons) due to a connecting rod bearing failure or symptoms associated with connecting rod bearing failure, except in the event of Exceptional Neglect.
For more information about the Lifetime Warranty, please read the Settlement Agreement and/or the applicable informational pamphlet prepared as part of the settlement:
- Hyundai 2.0L and 2.4L Theta II GDI Engine Informational Pamphlet (English);
- Brochure d’informations sur le moteur IDE Theta II de 2,0 litres ou de 2.4 litres de votre véhicule Hyundai (Français);
- Kia 2.0L and 2.4L Theta II GDI Engine Informational Pamphlet (English);
- Brochure d’informations sur le moteur ID Theta II de 2.0 litres ou de 2.4 litres de votre véhicule Kia (Français);
- Settlement Agreement (disponible en anglais seulement)
Other Documents
- Discontinuance Order in the McBain Action (Hyundai)
- Discontinuance Order in the Asselstine Action (Kia)
- Notice of Settlement Approval (Hyundai)
- Notice of Settlement Approval (Kia)
- Reasons for Decision (Settlement Approval) of Justice Glustein of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, dated March 9, 2021
- Settlement Approval Order, dated March 9, 2021
- Certification for Settlement Purposes and Notice Approval Order in the McBain Action, dated November 5, 2020
- Certification for Settlement Purposes and Notice Approval Order in the Asselstine Action, dated November 5, 2020
- Statement of Claim in the McBain Action (Hyundai), issued June 10, 2019
- Statement of Claim in the Asselstine Action (Kia), issued June 27, 2019