Firerelated Related Problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sorento

Firerelated problem

The contact owned a 2012 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she was awakened by her son that a fire had ignite and that the vehicle was in flames. The contact then stated that the fire from the vehicle had extended to her house. As a result, half of the house was in flames. The contact stated that she and her family was able to exit her home to safety then notified the fire department. The fire department had extinguished the fire. No injuries were sustained. No medical attention was required. The contact then stated that the vehicle was towed to a tow lot and inspected by the insurance company that the source of the fire was near the carport area and may have been electrical related but was to be determined. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. Additionally, the contact stated that she was not notified that the VIN was included in the and upon research she discovered that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 20v750000 (engine). The dealer nor manufacture were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.