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2014 KIA FORTE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1500788
Internal NHTSA #	11132568
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2014
File date	09/07/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving down the street and thought i saw fire coming from under my hood. A few seconds later, there was massive smoke coming from my hood, so bad that i had to pull to the side of the road. I jumped out of the car and my car caught on fire. My car is totaled. *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	137023
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	CONSUMER LETTER
City and State	FAIRFIELD, OH
VIN pattern	KNAFX4A86E5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
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
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2014 KIA FORTE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 KIA FORTE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?