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2006 KIA SORENTO — AIR BAGS

firecrash1 injured · 1753950 · 2021-06-24

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
162,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2006 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at 15 - 20 mph, the steering wheel seized and the brakes failed when depressed which caused the vehicle to fall over a 25 ft. cliff and flip 3 times after hitting the ground. All of the air bags failed to deploy. The contact saw that there was smoke coming from under the hood and exited the vehicle. The contact was taken to the hospital by a family member and the vehicle was towed to a tow yard. No police report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 162,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11422194
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown