2/5/09, I HAD AN ACCIDENT, MY 2007 KIA RONDO, PURCHASED NEW IN 12/07 RAN OFF THE ROAD, SLID ON ICE HEAD ON INTO A TREE. MY SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK UP AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY LEAVING ME WITH A BROKEN BONE BETWEEN MY 1ST AND 2ND VERTEBRA AND A SEVERELY INJURED RIGHT ARM AND MY HEAD HIT WITH WINDSHIELD. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, MY SON RECEIVED 9 STITCHES TO HIS CHIN AND I AM FACING AT LEAST 2 SURGERIES. KIA'S RESPONSE IS THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. HOW CAN SOMEONE HIT A TREE, DEAD CENTER, COMPLETELY TOTALING OUT THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER MAKE SUCH A STATEMENT? THE POLICE, HOSPITAL, TREATING PHYSICIANS AND MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY ALL AGREE, ALONG WITH MYSELF, THAT HAD THESE SAFETY FEATURES WORKED I WOULD HAVE NEVER SUSTAINED SUCH INJURIES. *TR