# 2001 KIA SPORTAGE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `364259` · 2002-07-26 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT 40 MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED ON IMPACT ONTO A SMALL CHILD SITTING IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN REAR.  CONSUMER FELT IT WAS DANGEROUS FOR SEAT TO COLLAPSE ON A SMALL CHILD. *AK      THE SEAT DID NOT SUPPORT CONSUMER WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK.  THE CHILD HOWEVER WAS NOT INJURED.  *JG
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