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1999 KIA SEPHIA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash · 219745 · 2000-07-06

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEPHIA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE ON HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. THE CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING. THE CONSUMER SERVED TO THE SIDE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND COAST. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES ALREADY REPLACED AT 9,000. ALSO, BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED CONSUMER INTO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PER DEALER, MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
864941
Machine
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