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2000 KIA SEPHIA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 282092 · 2001-03-23

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEPHIA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, HITTING VEHICLE HEAD ON INTO OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NECK & HEAD INJURIES. A SERVICE OPERATOR THROUGH MANUFACTURER'S HOTLINE CONFIRMED THAT GOING AT 35MPH IMPACT AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
883926
Machine
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