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2001 KIA SEPHIA — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 453915 · 2004-02-08

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEPHIA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE BELOW DATE AT 730PM.THERE WAS MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER IN MY 2001 KIA SEPHIA AND WE HIT A TREE AFTER LOSING CONTROL ON ICY ROAD.THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS BUT YET NEITHER AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED.*AK I FEEL THAT YOU AND OTHER CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAGS, CONSIDERING THE VECHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND PER THE OWNERS MANUAL THERE WAS NO SPEED LIMIT IN WHICH THEY WOULD DEPLOY.I HAVE PICTURES SHOWING THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE VECHICLE AND THE PROOF THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED.AGAIN I JUST THINK CONSIDERING THERE COMMERICALS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THE SAFETY OF THERE VECHICLES THIS IS VERY DISTURBING AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER SO THAT HOPEFULLY NO ONE ELSE WILL BE INJURED.I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE FROM THE NHTSA IF POSSIBLE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10056782
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