| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038033 | Incident Date: Aug, 05 2005 |
| Consumer's City: OAKDALE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: RIO | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Wheels |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNADC123916 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the concusmer was involved in an accident and a tire blew out. after the vehicle stopped spinning, the consumer got out of the vehicle and it burst into flames, the fire department came and they said fire started from heat of power equipment and the ignition burned. this happened on august 6, 2005. *ak the consumer stated she was not informed about the recall regarding the wheels. the consumers daughter complained that the steering wheel vibrated from the time the vehicle was purcahsed. the same tire that the blew out was the same one that had been replaced numerous times. *jb |
