2013 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2013 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE
Start: 2019-03-07

fire · 1546120 · 2019-03-07

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: OPTIMA
Year: 2013
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE
Miles at failure: 81,000
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING OFF THE INTERSTATE THE KIA OPTIMA STARTED TO SMOKE AND WHEN PULLED OVER FLAMES STARTED TO COME FROM THE HOOD(CAR STILL ONE). THE FLAMES ONLY GOT BIGGER AND EVENTUALLY TOTALED THE VEHICLE .

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11184819
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown