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2011 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE

fire · 2126312 · 2025-09-02

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Was on my way back from picking up my child father from work. My 2 kids were also in the car [XXX] & [XXX] old. My car started smoking and another motorist pulled down his window to let me know that my car was on fire from underneath. I immediately got all of us out of the car and my child father went to go pop the hood and noticed that fire was coming near the engine !! Made an insurance claim and they deemed the car as a total loss. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11684524
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown