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2022 KIA CARNIVAL — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 1921165 · 2023-08-22

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
CARNIVAL
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
705

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2022 Kia Carnival. The contact stated that both the driver's side and passenger side electronic sliding door had malfunctioned and would erroneously open and close. The contact indicated that while the daughter was retrieving items from the vehicle the passenger electronic side sliding door erroneously closed on her daughter and causing minor injuries to the arms and ribs which did not require medical treatment. The vehicle was later the taken to the dealer and serviced under a manufacturer's campaign to reprogram the door sensors. The door sensors were reprogrammed but the failures continued to occur. The contact indicated that after the door sensors were reprogrammed the doors would randomly open and close while the vehicle was turned off. The cause of the failure has not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 705.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11539997
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown