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2018 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE

fire · 1937232 · 2023-10-20

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
73 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Was driving on the interstate. The only light on was the ABS light and the car started smoking. Had to come to a stop as they were sparks coming from out under the car through it into park at around 15 mph steel jumped out of the car and within a minute the car was fully engulfed in flames.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11551076
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown