1997 KIA SPORTAGE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 KIA SPORTAGE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Start: 2001-10-28

crash1 injured · 356215 · 2002-06-10

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SPORTAGE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. *AK THE TRANSMISSION JAMMED AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. *JG

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8011383
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown