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2004 KIA SORENTO — AIR BAGS

1 fatalcrash · 814784 · 2010-09-17

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 KIA SORENTO. ROLLOVER. KIA SAYS THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE TURNED OFF IN A ROLL OVER NOT WHEN HIT ON THE SIDE! WHAT GOOD ARE THEY THAN? THIS INFORMATION IS NOT GIVEN WHEN THE KIAS ARE PURCHASED.... RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS AND THAT THERE MAY BE MORE ROLLOVERS THAN SIDE IMPATCTS, WHY THEY ROLLOVER SOO MANY TIMES, AND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR OTHER KIAS THAT THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED IN CRASHES. CONSEQUENCES WERE THAT THE DRIVER DIED THIS TIME DUE TO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON THE DRIVER IN THE KIA, THE CRASH WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE ROCK AND THAN THE GROUND 15 TIMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10356068
Machine
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