# 2002 KIA SPORTAGE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `557655` · 2005-10-07 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 73,861
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40  VEHICLE WA SINVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND  AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND SIT  HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NOT LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. DEALER DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIR BAGS TO HER. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. POLICE CAME AND  A REPORT WAS TAKEN.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*