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2015 KIA FORTE — AIR BAGS

crash · 1455269 · 2018-03-17

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
FORTE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR CAR WAS ROLLED END OVER END AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. MY SON WAS DRIVING SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER AND GOT INTO A GRAVEL AREA AND WENT DOWN A RAVINE AS THE CAR ENDED UP ROLLING END OVER END (NOSE DOWN REER END UP SO ON AND SO FORTH) THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. I CALLED KIA AND THEY WILL NOT EXPLAIN TO ME HOW IT WAS POSSIBLE AIRBAGS DIDNT DEPLOY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11079941
Machine
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