| Issue ID | 1315168 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10903731 |
| Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
| Brand | KIA |
| Model | SOUL |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 27/08/16 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Car purchased new in feb 2016. Car had approximately 9,000 miles on it at the time of incident. My daughter was driving the car and upon arriving at her destination parked the car. On exiting the vehicle she and her friend noticed smoke rising from the passenger side of the hood at the windshield. This quickly developed into a small flame. The entire car was consumed by fire within the 13 minute response time of the fire department. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 9000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PURCELLVILLLE, VA |
| VIN pattern | KNDJN2A29F7XXXXXX |
| 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 | |
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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 | 0 |
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| Was defective tire repaired? | |
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| Type of child seat code | |
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