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2011 Kia SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1530221
Internal NHTSA #	11170556
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2011
File date	15/01/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was going to my sister-in-laws house to pick up my son. While going about 55mph down a rural road i seen a flash on the road that seemed to come from the front left tire and realized my kia had caught fire. I pulled to the side of the road and immediately ran to the nearest house for help. It was only a matter of seconds and my whole vehicle was on fire.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MILTON, IN
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A22BGXXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	21/05/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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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2011 Kia SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Kia SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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