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2025 KIA TELLURIDE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2223146 · 2026-07-07

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
TELLURIDE
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

The vehicle had been throwing different Electrical Codes for several months around August through December 2025. The last code it through was an engine management system error. On December 22nd 2025 the car caught fire in the engine and exploded while parked in the driveway. Fire investigators are leaning towards in electrical issue in the engine. I currently have an additional 2025 Kia Telluride vehicle which is also starting to display some of the same electrical messages

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11748732
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown