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2024 KIA NIRO — POWER TRAIN

crash2 injured · 2207654 · 2026-05-18

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
NIRO
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
140,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Niro Hybrid. The contact stated that while at a stop light the warning message "transmission overheating" had displayed and the vehicle did not drive forward. The contact attempted to push the vehicle offer the road when suddenly the vehicle accelerated forward and drove on the opposite side of the over a curb and drove into oncoming traffic and crashed head on into a second vehicle. The vehicle the drover over a curb and down an embankment and crashed. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11738543
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown