# 2012 KIA SOUL — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `1199342` · 2015-07-16 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SOUL
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Miles at failure:** 29,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*