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2012 KIA OPTIMA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1590408 · 2019-08-01

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
101,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 4/9/19, MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT FROM MY WORK ON WAY TO SIMI VALLEY FIRST KIA DEALERSHIP. I WAS ON 118 FREEWAY WESTBOUND IN SLOW LANE IN CHATSWORTH, CA. ONTO FREEWAY SHOULDER TO CALL AAA WHEN A STRANGER PULLED UP AHEAD OF ME, GOT OUT OF HIS CAR, RAN TOWARDS ME SHOUTING TO ME TO GET OUT, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE BENEATH LEVEL OF THE WINDOWS SO I COULDNT SEE THE FIRE.. I GOT OUT, IT BLEW UP, & WAS TOTALLED. NO COLLISION OCCURRED. MY WITNESS SAVED MY LIFE. HE TOOK A VIDEO.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11241177
Machine
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