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2012 KIA RIO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1821215 · 2022-06-23

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
RIO
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
180,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Rio. The contact stated that after the niece had park and exited the vehicle smoke and flames were present coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The fire department was called to scene to extinguish the flames. During the incident the vehicle was destroyed and towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The contact indicated that prior to the incident the vehicle was experiencing excessive oil consumption but no assistance was offered from local dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11470688
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown