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2017 KIA FORTE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1435847 · 2017-12-28

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
FORTE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
6,150

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PARKING MY CAR YESTERDAY AT 7/11 AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT PILLAR. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE SEEN A BLOG WHERE DOZENS OF FORTE OWNERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE. I WAS INJURED AND THE CAR NEEDS $9000 IN REPAIRS, ALSO I AM SURE MY INSURANCE WILL INCREASE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11057064
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown