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2014 KIA SOUL — AIR BAGS

crash · 1716568 · 2020-12-30

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
162,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER HITTING A SNOW PILE LEFT FROM A SNOW PLOW I JUMPED THE SNOW PILE AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER GOING BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY. I HIT IT MOSTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED STILL. I DESTROYED THE BUMPER AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE PROTECTION IS CRACKED BUT NO AIR BAGS? ITS NOT THE FIRST TIME FROM WHAT I CAN SEE FROM THIS MODEL THAT A 2014 SOUL WITH AN ISSUE WITH AIR BAGS. MY DAUGHTER THANKFULLY HAS CONTROL OF HER HEAD FOR THE MOST PART AND KEPT IT FROM GETTING HIT AS WE SPUN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY MISSING ANY OTHER VEHICLES BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE KIA SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11385709
Machine
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