# KIA SORENTO — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1303441` · 2016-07-31 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SORENTO
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
## 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.)
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