1998 KIA SPORTAGE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 KIA SPORTAGE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Start: 1999-06-14

fire · 193746 · 2000-01-07

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SPORTAGE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS, SEVERAL REPAIRS (ROTORS,PADS,VALVE, ETC.), HOWEVER BRAKES OVERHEATED ON ONE OCCASION AND CAUGHT FIRE, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *MJS

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 550294
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown