Issue ID | 847171 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10386295 |
Manufacurer | KIA MOTORS CORPORATION |
Brand | KIA |
Model | SORENTO |
Model Year | 2004 |
File date | 13/02/11 |
Component | TIRES |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia sorento ex. The vehicle has kumho radial 798 tires, line size p245/70/r16, manufactured march 2006. The contact stated that the tires were exhibiting abnormal fractures. The tire distributor was contacted and advised that the failure was caused by the hot climate. The tires were neither repaired nor replaced. The failure mileage of the tires was 16,000. The vehicle failure mileage was 52,501 and the current mileage was 52,793. Updated 05/03/2011*lj updated 1/5/12 *cn |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 52501 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | HIALEAH , FL |
VIN pattern | KNDJD733545XXXXXX |
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? | |
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Date of purchase | 26/01/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | |
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DoT tire identifier | |
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Location of tire code | |
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Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | BILL SEIDLE'S |
Dealer's telephone number | |
Dealer's city | MIAMI |
Dealer's state code | FL |
Dealer's ZIP code | 33142 |