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2007 KIA RONDO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 827571 · 2010-11-25

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
RONDO
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A WALMART PARKING LANE AND STRUCK A YELLOW LANE MARKER THAT DID NOT HAVE A LANE SIGN. THIS SIGN HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF 3 DAYS PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT ON 11-25-2010. WALMART DID NOT REPLACE THE LANE MARKER PROPERLY. THE IMPACT WAS DRIVER/CORNER DESTROYING THE LIGHT AND PUSHING THE PANEL INTO THE DRIVER DOOR; SUBSEQUENTLY THE DOOR WILL NOT PROPERLY OPEN. THE AIRBAG LAMP DID LIGHT UP, BUT THE AIRBAG ITSELF DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10367845
Machine
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