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2006 KIA SPECTRA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 980795 · 2013-05-21

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPECTRA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT GOING NORTH TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION. THE OTHER PARTY FAILED TO YIELD GOING SOUTHEAST AT THE SAME INTERSECTION. I DID HIT THEIR VEHICLE, DODGE HEMI RAM 1500, HEAD ON THEIR RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN IN FACT ACCORDING TO EXPERTS, IT SHOULD HAVE FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. NOT TO MENTION THIS IS THE SECOND COLLISION THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE AIRBAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTS. DUE DO THIS, I OBTAINED A HEAD AND NECK INJURY AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10513013
Machine
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