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2006 KIA SEDONA — SUSPENSION

crash1 injured · 1376675 · 2017-05-09

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEDONA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
235,000
Speed
28 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT NOT REPLACED BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE AXLE AND OTHER FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS TO BREAK, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO POINT OUTWARDS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SCREECHING STOP, FROM 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA DEALER IN 2013 AFTER RECEIVING REAL NOTICE ABOUT FRONT CONTROL ARM AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS FINE AND DID NOT NEED REPLACING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10984447
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown