2013 KIA OPTIMA — AIR BAGS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2013 KIA OPTIMA — AIR BAGS
Start: 2015-11-14

crash · 1238677 · 2015-11-16

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: OPTIMA
Year: 2013
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: AIR BAGS
Miles at failure: 85,000
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING 65MPH WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE FRONT IN WAS CRUSHED IN AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT RELEASE. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH THE FORCE IMPACT OF THE DEER THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE CAME OUT.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10790730
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown