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2018 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1678114
Internal NHTSA #	11341934
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2018
File date	23/07/20
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	7/23/20 20:30, while driving straight down a city street, just began driving from stopping at a light, and the headlights turned off by themselves. After a few seconds, my wife rotated the lights switch to off then back to auto and they came back on. This is the third time this has occurred since we bought the vehicle in august of 2019.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	43450
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BREA, CA
VIN pattern	5XYPH4A5XJGXXXXXX
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
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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Vehicle speed	20
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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.
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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2018 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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