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2017 KIA SORENTO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1774335 · 2021-10-19

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was in a wreck in a 2017 Kia Sorento lx on sept 27,2021. Somehow ended on opposite side of road hit a culvert was thrown in air and bounced rolled tumbled all directions all air bags deployed but the steering wheel and dash. I ended up with my L1 lumbar burst and shattered. The state trooper that was there even noticed the nondeployed airbags. The owners manual and Internet says if steering wheel airbag doesn’t deploy can result in severe spinal injury. The car is totaled but I’m sure someone could still check it out. I am in a backbrace unable to lift up to a gallon of milk or able to stand or walk very long. And can’t bewithout brace on.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11437409
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown