2019 KIA OPTIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2019 KIA OPTIMA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2023-05-11

fire · 1935041 · 2023-10-12

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: OPTIMA
Year: 2019
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving on the highway and my car started smoking. I got off at the next exit and black smoke started billowing out from under the hood. As soon as I opened the car door flames started coming out from under the hood. Entire engine was on fire

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11549547
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown