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2006 KIA RIO — STEERING

crash1 injured · 714395 · 2009-03-31

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
RIO
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
53,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY KIA RIO. I KNEW THERE WAS A STOP APPROACHING. I HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WHEN I TRIED TO TURN AWAY FROM TRAFFIC THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. I HIT A YUKON AND TOTALED MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10263808
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown