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2015 KIA SOUL — ENGINE

fire · 1576431 · 2019-06-19

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE, THE EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP (LAKESIDE CHEVROLET 2005 S GOLIAD ST, ROCKWALL, TX 75087, 972-638-8377). A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 100,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11221170
Machine
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