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2019 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE

fire · 2147688 · 2025-11-11

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

I recently had the engine replaced less than a year ago due to an engine recall on this model car, today 11/11/2025 the engine caught fire. We’ve kept up with oil changes on time and I had no alerts in the vehicle on the dash claiming the engine was hot.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11698751
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown