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2020 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE

fire · 2060871 · 2025-01-29

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPORTAGE
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
75,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact's parents owned a 2020 Kia Sportage. The contact's parent stated that the vehicle was parked and turned off at a local grocery store. The contact's parents were informed that the front of the vehicle had caught on fire. The vehicle was extinguished by the Fire Department. A fire report was filed, and a fire report number was not provided; however, the cause for the failure was not yet determined. A Police report was not filed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11639413
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown