# 2024 KIA SPORTAGE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `2005704` · 2024-07-08 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 2024
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 6,100
## Narrative
The contact owns a 2024 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while attempting to park in his residential carport, the brake pedal was depressed the brake pedal was stiff and did not move down as intended. The contact used excessive force but the vehicle failed to come to a stop. The vehicle collided with the screen room of his residence taking out three of the four walls of the patio. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the failure was not able to be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,100.
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