# 2010 KIA FORTE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `2133951` · 2025-09-25 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** FORTE
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
On August 22nd 2025 my daughter was driving this vehicle and was in a car accident and her front air bags did not deploy. Her passenger side airbags deployed with no passenger but nothing in the front and it was a front collision. Upon receipt of the Paperwork from Copart we learned there was an active recall from 2018 for the front airbags possibly not deploying and resulting in injury during a collision, which is what happened. Her knee and ribs were injured from hitting the steering wheel.  The car was declared a total loss from insurance.
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