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2015 KIA SORENTO — WHEELS

crash · 1399324 · 2017-08-10

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
55,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

KIA DEALERSHIP ROTATED TIRES. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FLEW OFF VEHICLE WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ALL LUGS MISSING. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO REAR END DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ALL LUG NUTS WERE PROPERLY ATTACHED AND THE ATTACHMENT WAS WITNESSED BY 2 TECHNICIANS. IF THIS IS TRUE THE WHEELS CAN FLY OFF OF THIS VEHICLE AT ANY TIME. I WANT THEM TO VIDEO ALL FUTURE WHEEL SERVICE AND RECALL ALL PREVIOUS WORK. THEY COULD KILL SOMEONE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11014195
Machine
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