NHTSA Complaint #10356068 — 2004 KIA SORENTO AIR BAGS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10356068
Vehicle	2004 KIA SORENTO
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	September 15, 2010
Date Filed	September 17, 2010
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	1
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

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

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