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2017 KIA FORTE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1667033
Internal NHTSA #	11328786
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2017
File date	14/06/20
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My car was parked outside like it always is. Went for a walk and when i came back, my car had been on fire. After fire department did their investigation, it was deemed electrical. The light in my visor or the wiring to it had gone wrong. My whole front of the seats is totaled.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CAPE CORAL, FL
VIN pattern	3KPFL4A76HEXXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2017 KIA FORTE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 KIA FORTE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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