# 2007 KIA SPORTAGE — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `652428` · 2008-01-07 · 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:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 15,000
## Narrative
I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS REAR ENDED BY A BUS.  AT THE INSTANT THAT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED MY AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND MY DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS.    AFTER THE ACCIDENT I LOOKED AT THE SEAT AND SAW THAT THE HINGES THAT HOLD THE CUSHION AND SEATBACK TOGETHER BOTH SNAPPED CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS.  IT IS A GOOD THING NO ONE WAS SITTING BEHIND ME AS THEIR LEGS WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED. *TR
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