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2018 KIA SPORTAGE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1752592 · 2021-06-16

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPORTAGE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving to work, sitting at a stoplight when my car started releasing smoke from under the hood. All warning lights lit up, the car stalled, and the smoke got darker and more intense. Within a minute, flames started appearing under the front of the vehicle and began spreading towards the back of the car

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11421190
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown