# 2012 KIA FORTE — AIR BAGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1227565` · 2015-10-11 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** FORTE
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 13,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
THIS IS A CORRECTION TO A COMPLAINT FILED LAST WEEK.  I CHECKED NO ON THE FATALITIES QUESTION.  THE KIA WAS IN A SERIOUS FATAL FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.    KIA TESTED THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE AND IT HAD NO FAULT CODES AND DID NOT RECORD ANY CRASH DATA.  KIA HAS THE MODULE NOW.  THE OTHER CARS AIRBAGS WORKED AND THE DRUNK DRIVER SURVIVED...UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF  ...UPDATED 12/29/15 *BF   THE DATA SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO STORED OR DIAGNOSTIC FAULT CODES. THERE WAS NO CRASH RECORD RECORDED BY THE ACU.  UPDATED 4/18/18*JB  *JS  *JS
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