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2020 KIA SOUL — ENGINE

fire1 injured · 1943655 · 2023-11-16

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

Unresolved Recall. The vehicle was under recall in 2019 and should not have been sold by JTs Kia in Columbia, SC. The piston oil rings were affected in the 2019 recall and also caused an issue for the 2020 Kia Souls. The car was sold under recall. Once the revised recall came out in 2021 JTs Kia did not properly resolved the issue and later the car engine overheated and caught fire. JTs Kia Never took responsibility and told the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs that the Kia Corporation will not honor any repairs. The car was no longer able to turn on and JTs KIA is still selling these dangerous cars that has had piston oil ring issues since 2010

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11555530
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown