# 2017 KIA SPORTAGE — STRUCTURE
> NHTSA complaint `1566032` · 2019-05-14 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE
## Narrative
2017 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNHEALTHY AIRBORNE MOLD IN VEHICLES. *LD    THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REPAIRED THE DASHBOARD, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL BECOMING SICK DUE TO THE DOOR PADS BEING MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL. THE TRANSMISSION  AND THE ECM WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.  *JS  *JS
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*