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2017 KIA OPTIMA PHEV — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1767751 · 2021-09-10

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA PHEV
Year
2017
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

While driving on an interstate on-ramp, I heard a loud bang from under my hood. I exited to the shoulder and as soon as I stopped, I heard a second, larger bang from the same area. Within a few seconds, flames started coming out of the engine compartment and began to fill the cabin of my vehicle from the area of the air vents and all through the dash. Within five minutes, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. I had no problems with the vehicle up to this point and the maintenance was up to date.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11432527
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown