# KIA RIO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
> NHTSA complaint `451505` · 2004-01-23 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** RIO
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
- **Miles at failure:** 99,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
CARS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WALL CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON.  I WORK FOR CAR DEALER THAT SELLS THIS MAKE.  I TOLD KIA REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME TO REPORT IT TO KIA BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO SOME OF THEM AND THAT A GUY BACK EAST HAD DIED BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE BEING TOXIC.  I REPORTED TO KIA RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER BUT NEVER HEARD BACK DID NOTICE ON NEWER RELEASES THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN RELOCATED THERE ARE A LOT OF 2001 TO 2003 KIA RIOS RUNNING AROUND WITH THIS POSSIBLE PROBLEM.  *LA
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