Kia Sorento 480,000 won Dual muffler pure option..Controversy over the failure of the car inspection office
Jul 01, 2025
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In other words, it is necessary to check the point of problem of the vehicle due to aging during the operation of the vehicle and repair and improvement if the reference point is not reached. In addition, illegal tuning is cracked down and correction of restoration is requested.
Without periodic inspections and regulations, various problems may arise, so the purpose of the system itself can be said to be a good direction.
In particular, if it violates safety standards due to illegal tuning and poses a threat to the safety of others, it is desirable to regulate it. However, there is always a demand to upgrade the performance of the vehicle. Is there any way to upgrade the vehicle in the desired direction without causing illegal tuning problems.
Therefore, Hyundai Motor Group has been offering pure tuning options for more than a decade. Although there are still a few, Kia once had the brand 'Tuon'. Hyundai also offered a pure tuning option with the 'Tuix' brand.
Currently, Kia offers tuning options such as brakes and wheels under the name of Genewin Accessories, and Hyundai offers tuning options such as brakes and wheels under the name of N Performance. The reason for choosing this genuine option is that, as mentioned earlier, we want to improve the performance of the vehicle, but we want to avoid vehicle problems caused by illegal tuning and problems in the vehicle inspection process.
However, Sorento's pure exhaust option has recently been caught in automobile inspection, and corrective measures have been taken. The vehicle in question is the 2019 Sorento The Master vehicle.
When purchasing the Sorento as a new car, consumers who chose the dual muffler, which costs 480,000 won as a pure option, are drawing attention. The automobile inspection office was notified of illegal tuning and ordered to remove the muffler and restore it to its original state.
When I checked the catalog at the time of the report, the dual muffler is marked as an individual item on the customization option page. The price is 480,000 won. In other words, it was confirmed that it was a genuine option indicated in the official catalog.
However, the auto inspection office judged the muffler as illegal tuning, citing that it was not marked to confirm the genuine product such as Hyundai Mobis or Kia and that it did not match the inspection equipment. In order to solve this problem, it is required to submit pure certification documents.
In response, Kia is currently aware of this situation, but cannot provide pure certification documents. As a result, only consumers are suffering. Currently, only when the consumers make inquiries, they are guided to the Korea Transportation Safety Authority's direct inspection office, where the inspection equipment is located.
As a result, complaints from consumers who chose the pure option are increasing. The bigger problem is that it is still possible to choose the same tuning option for many vehicles such as Kia Seltos and Hyundai Tucson.
In fact, the selection rate of these options is not high, so it is not a big issue. However, at the level of Hyundai Motor Group, it seems necessary to take measures such as providing certification documents or registering the contents at the inspection center in advance to prevent problems during future automobile inspections.
In addition, the automobile inspection office is also required to deal with the work in a reasonable direction that quickly corrects the problem if it is indicated in the official catalog.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
