# 2009 KIA SPORTAGE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1630715` · 2019-12-20 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 189,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
HEADING DOWN HIGHWAY 198 FROM MABANK TX TO CANTON TX  WE HAD HIT DEER  TWO JUMP OUT ABOUT 2 FEET IN FROM OF US  . WE MISS THE FIRST DEER AND SECOND ONE WE HIT DEAD SMACK IN FRONT OF CAR,   IT DID SO MUCH DAMAGE HAD TO REPLACE MOST OF THE FRONT END  INCLUDING RADIATOR AND COOLING FAN AND BATTERY BECAUSE IT HAD POP HOLE IN FRONT BATTERY.  BUT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.  AND THAT MORNING NOTICE WHEN PERSON SITTING IN PASSENGER SIDE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ABOVE DASH SAYS PASSENGER AIR BAG ON THAN SAYS OFF.  THERE PIC ATTACH SHOWS DAMAGED  HAD TO REPLACED COST ABOUT 1400 DOLLARS OR MORE IN DAMAGE  . AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOYED
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