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2021 KIA K5 — AIR BAGS

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 1946019 · 2023-11-28

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
K5
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

While on her way from work, my mother was involved in an accident in her 2021 Kia K5 LXS where she was rear ended at a high speed by a driver not paying attention to the road and she ended up hitting the car in front of her. During the accident NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEVELOPED. My mother was hospitalized for a month and do to the SEVERITY OF HER MAJOR INJURIES (rib fractures, a closed fracture of her T7-T8 with loss of sensation and mobility of lower half of body) she passed away from “Effects Of Blunt Spinal And Rib Cage Trauma.” No recalls were noted for this particular model and year until March of 2023 which was way too late.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11557151
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown