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2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1695860
Internal NHTSA #	11363234
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2016
File date	09/08/20
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving another vehicle continued to flash their lights and blow their horn at them. The contact stated they decided to pull over to find out that their vehicle was fire coming from underneath where the fuel lines were. The fire caused glass to shatter and caused a larger fire. The fire department filed report. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. The contact did not receive any injuries. The contact contacted the dealer (buchanan kia 119 railroad ave, westminster, md 21157; (410) 876-2251) who informed the contact that their vehicle was included in a recall and provided the paperwork for all previous recalls for further investigation purposes. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	74000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	HAMPSTEAD, MD
VIN pattern	5XYPGDA37GGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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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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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2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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