# 2004 KIA SEDONA — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `569088` · 2006-01-12 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SEDONA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT  3 TO 5 MPH THE  CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON N THE SIDE BY ANOTHER  VEHICLE   PULLING FROM A DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURRED. THE  CONTACT  SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NOSE, REQUIRING SURGERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. TODAY, THE DEALER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT SIMULATOR IN ORDER TO TEST THE SEAT BELTS. THE RESULTS SHOWED THE SEAT BELTS WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND DID NOT LOCK BECAUSE OF THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE LOCKED AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH. *AK
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