# 1999 KIA SPORTAGE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `611342` · 2007-01-29 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 157,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
DURING SNOW/ICE WEATHER CONDITIONS I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ON 01/11/07 GOING STRAIGHT ON RT.380 IN STOCKTON, NY.  MY VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND LANDED FRONT END DOWN, UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH.  DURING THE CRASH, NONE OF THE THREE AIR BAGS ENGAGED/RELEASED.  BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE, THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE RELEASED.  NO INJURY WAS DONE TO MYSELF, AND NO ONE WAS IN MY VEHICLE, BUT I WAS VERY LUCKY.  NOTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. *JB
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