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2014 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE

fire · 1813765 · 2022-05-20

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
124,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2014 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle a fuel odor was present inside the cabin. Days later while the vehicle was parked with the engine idling smoke and flames were present coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident, the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact indicated the vehicle was previously serviced under a recall in which the engine was replaced. No further information was available. The failure mileage was 124,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11465425
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown