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2017 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE

fire · 1824874 · 2022-07-11

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

On November 16, 2020, Lucy Robinson was driving her 2017 Kia Optima when she started seeing smoke. She pulled into a gas station and the engine was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A cause and origin was conducted and it was found that the fire originated within the engine compartment. The fire was caused by the release of heated oil coming from the leaking PCV located at the top portion of the valve cover.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11473326
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown