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2012 KIA FORTE Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1087352
Internal NHTSA #	10610525
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2012
File date	08/03/12
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving in a shopping center parking lot. Made a right turn into an alley. Vehicle then rapidly accelerated through the alley and then smashed into a tree. Can't remember if brakes were applied or not. It all happened very quickly. Kia forte was totaled and driver was hospitalized with extensive injuries (foot broken, hand broken, vertebrae damage) hospitalized approx. 5 days and nursing home approx. 10 days. Last visit to surgeon for smashed foot (to remove metal pins) was in april of 2013. Accident report on file with cape coral police (agency case number [xxx]) information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORTH FT. MYERS, OH
VIN pattern	KNAFU4A26C5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	80
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 KIA FORTE Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA FORTE Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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