← NHTSA complaints

2012 KIA SOUL — SUSPENSION

crash1 injured · 1199342 · 2015-07-16

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
29,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY CAR WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN IT REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. THEN MY CAR WAS REAR ENDED SECONDS AFTERWARDS. MY CAR WAS SCRUNCHED (TOTALED), BOTH FRONT AND BACK, AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER WOULD'VE BEEN MUCH LESS SEVERE. I HAVE HUGE CONCERNS AND DOUBTS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS MODEL. I DON'T THINK THE AIRBAGS IN THIS MODEL PROPERTLY FUNCTION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10734540
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown