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2020 KIA OPTIMA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1806232 · 2022-04-07

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2020 Kia Optima. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a guardrail, causing her to hit her head on the steering wheel and lose consciousness. The vehicle came to a complete stop in a ditch. No air bags were deployed upon impact. The contact later received medical attention at the hospital for a concussion and was later diagnosed with early signs of onset dementia. A police report was filed and the contact was taken to jail under the assumption that she was intoxicated at the time of the collision. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, but the contact was not aware if it was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the air bags should not have been deployed. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11460018
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown