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2006 KIA OPTIMA Tires Tread Belt Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	609695
Internal NHTSA #	10173863
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2006
File date	19/11/06
Component	TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Kumho radial tire on the back (passenger side) of a 2007 kia optima failed at approxmiately 70 mph. The steel belts in the tire broke and the tire tread separated from the walls. There was no damage to the treat itself, and there was no evidence that anything other than structural failure (such as a foreign object) was responsible for the tire's failure. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHICAGO, IL
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	70
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Dealer's name	ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
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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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2006 KIA OPTIMA Tires Tread Belt Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 KIA OPTIMA Tires Tread Belt Problems, Complaints and Defects

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