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2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1480951
Internal NHTSA #	11111110
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2016
File date	03/07/18
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia sorento. The contact heard an abnormal noise while the vehicle was parked in the driveway. Afterwards, flames emerged from the fuel tank and the vehicle blew up. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,555. *tt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	10555
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SMITHVILLE, TN
VIN pattern	5XYPG4A56GGXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	14/01/16
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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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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2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SORENTO Fuel System, Gasoline Storage Tank Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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