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2017 KIA SORENTO — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 1994849 · 2024-05-28

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
94,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2017 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH, another vehicle t-boned into the driver’s side between the front and rear drivers' side doors. The contact mentioned that the other driver failed to stop at the red light which caused the collision. The air bags in the vehicle failed to deploy correctly. The contact sustained knee, back, and shoulder injuries. The contact's wife sustained a concussion and the daughter sustained bruises on the shoulders caused by the seat belt. Medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11591073
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown