| Issue ID | 1580277 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11230452 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | FORTE |
| Model Year | 2018 |
| File date | 31/10/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My car was parked in my parents driveway for 24 hours when my husband heard a pop and it had caught on fire flames were forcefully coming out from under the hood and it burned our house down the car was too burned for an inspection by the insurance companies or anybody the car was totaled it was the first new car that i had ever had this happened on 10/31 2018 the city of anaheim california has the fire report which states that it was my car that caused the whole fire according to state farm and mercury casualty it is a large loss |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 5000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BREA, CA |
| VIN pattern | 3KPFK4A76JEXXXXXX |
| 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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