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2018 KIA SORENTO — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1712043 · 2020-12-08

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING TO FLORIDA AND SAW SPARKS IN THE MIRRORS IN THE BACK. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND WENT TO THE BACK AND SAW FIRE, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE EVERYBODY GOT OUT, WE TRIED TO PUT IT OUT BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS AN ACCELERRENT OR SOMETHING CAUSE IT WAS ENGULFED WITH FIRE VERY FAST ONCE WE STOPPED THE WHOLE CAR WAS BURNING.+WE WERE ON 65 SOUTH IN KENTUCKY JUST DRIVING ,NO RAIN ROADS WERE DRY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11378575
Machine
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