# 1997 KIA SEPHIA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `176886` · 1999-10-05 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SEPHIA
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH  DRIVER WAS HIT ON RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ,8 INCHES AWAY OFF CENTER. UPON IMPACT, , DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND  NECK INJURIES, AND PASSENGER SUFFERED  SKULL LACERATIONS AND CONCUSSION.  VEHICLE  WAS TOTALED.  NO INDICTATION OF DUAL AIRBAGS BEING DEFECTIVE OR INOPERATIVE.  *AK
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