2008 KIA SPORTAGE — STRUCTURE:BODY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2008 KIA SPORTAGE — STRUCTURE:BODY
Start: 2020-02-24

fire · 1651395 · 2020-03-03

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SPORTAGE
Year: 2008
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure: 144,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY KIA SPORTAGE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF A GARAGE WAS NOT TURNED ON AND WAS IN PARK WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE IT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD BOMB. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SALVAGEABLE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11315840
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown