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2018 KIA FORTE — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1559263 · 2019-04-19

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
FORTE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
6,800
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS ENTERING AN ONRAMP AT ABOUT 15MPH; A CAR YIELDED IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT MY BRAKES AND YET SLID INTO THE REAR OF THE FRONT CAR. I DID NOT STOP, EVEN WITH BRAKES APPLIED, AND SLID IN TO THE FRONT ACRE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY KIA WAS TOTALED AND UNDRIVABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11197280
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown