# 2002 KIA OPTIMA — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `570550` · 2006-01-26 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** OPTIMA
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 48,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
2002 KIA  OPTIMA AIRBAG DRIVER'S  SIDE  DEPLOYED GOING 35 MILES PERHOUR WHILE IN A RIGHT HAND CURVE. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT HIT THE LEFT SHOUDER CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO TURN THE WHEEL MORE AND GO OFF THE ROAD. THERE WHERE NO IMPACTS ON ANY PART OF THE CAR .WE ARE LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT OTHER THAN A STRAINED NECK AND A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. KIA RECALLED SOME 2001 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM .*AK
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