# 2015 KIA FORTE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1514209` · 2018-11-09 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** FORTE
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 113,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS BROADSIDED BY A CAR THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET. THE COLLISION KNOCKED ME UP ONTO THE CURB AND INTO A SHORT BLOCK WALL.  THE HIT WAS SO HARD THAT IT BENT THE FRAME OF MY CAR AT THE MID-LINE AND EVEN BENT THE ROOF OF MY VEHICLE.  THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.  I WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS THE HIT WAS SO HARD AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO CUSHION THE BLOW.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*