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2019 KIA FORTE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1702360
Internal NHTSA #	11373247
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	FORTE
Model Year	2019
File date	08/08/20
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	There is/was a flimsy plastic "shield" covering the undercarriage of this car beneath the passenger compartment. Calling it a shield is a stretch considering how flimsy it is. I don't know what it is called and apparently no one at kia usa or their dealerships does either. I have tried multiple dealerships parts departments and corporate for months now and none of them seem to be able to find the part or tell me what it is called. Three times now the leading edge has come loose and dragged the road. It scrapes and eventually breaks off if i don't cut it off first. There is very little left of it now. My concern is that this is a serious safety issue. The second time it started scraping i think it scooped something up off the road and caused damage to the fuel line, because when i got out of the car to look at what happened i smelled gasoline. There was a pinhole in the fuel line and it was spraying out under pressure. This flimsy plastic piece is the only thing between the fuel line and any road hazards that might damage the fuel line. If i hadn't gotten out to check on it, my car might well have caught fire! It's not very far from the exhaust, fortunately it wasn't spraying on that! The lines are recessed in a channel, but this obviously wasn't enough protection. A metal plate over the channel would provide some actual protection. As it stands now, i am driving around with a significant length of the fuel line exposed to road hazards because they can't tell me what the part is called to order it for me. I do not recall the exact date, so i picked one since it wouldn't let me continue without. I believe the month is correct, but am not even 100% sure about that.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	18000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RADFORD, VA
VIN pattern	3KPF24AD2KEXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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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	55
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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.
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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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2019 KIA FORTE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2019 KIA FORTE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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