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KIA SORENTO — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 fatalcrash · 1303441 · 2016-07-31

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

ON AUGUST 28, 2014, ERATH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER DIED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHEN THE KIA SORENTO SHE WAS DRIVING RAN INTO A DITCH. HER FATAL INJURIES WERE DUE TO THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. (IT IS JUST A TERRIBLE AND DEVASTATING PROBLEM WHEN NHTSA FAILS TO PROVIDE CORRECT SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLES LIKE THE KIA SORENTO WHICH APPARENTLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH ISSUES OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING; WHICH IS ALSO CONTRADICTORY CONSIDERING NHTSA HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN REQUIRING ALL CAR MANUFACTERS TO HAVE "ADVANCED AIRBAG SYSTEMS" IN PLACE.)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10891951
Machine
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