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2016 KIA SEDONA — FIRERELATED

fire · 1753219 · 2021-06-21

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEDONA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
FIRERELATED
Miles at failure
32,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2016 Kia Sedona. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he felt the vehicle was bumping and thought there was a flat tire. The ESP fault and low tire pressure warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle to check the rear passenger tire. While the contact was on the phone with roadside assistance, he noticed there was smoke coming from under the hood then there were flames coming from under the hood. A police report was filed. No medical attention was received. The contact was unaware if the fire department extinguished the fire since he got transported by a bystander to her residence nearby. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11421653
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown