2001 KIA RIO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 KIA RIO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2003-12-09

fire · 447015 · 2003-12-30

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: RIO
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 38,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10052113
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown