2011 KIA SORENTO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2011 KIA SORENTO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2015-10-16

fire · 1229570 · 2015-10-17

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SORENTO
Year: 2011
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 101,000
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

HEATED SEAT ELEMENT ON DRIVERS SIDE STARTED ON FIRE. CAUSED DRIVER TO BE BURNT. HEATED SEAT HAD BEEN TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. CAR WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10783067
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown