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1999 KIA SEPHIA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 215612 · 2000-06-12

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEPHIA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER LOOKED THOUGH REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS GETTING DARKER. PULLED OVER, AND TOOK GRAND CHILD OUT OF VEHICLE. A SECOND LATER, VEHICLE BLEW UP. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
863412
Machine
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