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2022 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE

fire · 1986610 · 2024-04-25

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPORTAGE
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
51,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2022 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while stopping at a red light, she observed smoke emanating from the engine compartment. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road, where she opened the hood of the vehicle and observed flames coming from the engine. The fire department extinguished the fire and determined that the fire originated from the driver side of the engine. A fire department and police report were filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11585257
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown