NHTSA Complaint #10839199 — 2011 KIA SORENTO

SEATS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10839199
Vehicle	2011 KIA SORENTO
Component	SEATS
Date of Incident	December 18, 2015
Date Filed	March 1, 2016
Mileage	73,113 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

THE BACK SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE PROPER UPRIGHT POSITION. I PUT DOWN THE SEAT IN ORDER TO TAKE SOME MATERIALS NEEDED FOR MY JOB, WHEN I TRIED TO RETURN BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION IT ONLY WENT SO FAR, NOW WHEN MY SON IS IN HIS CAR SEAT HE IS LEANING FORWARD AND A SLIGHT ANGLE. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO HAPPEN AND I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY IT WOULD LITERALLY HIT MY SON AT SUCH AN ANGLE AS TO POSSIBLY SERIOUSLY INJURE OR KILL HIM. I WENT TO GET IT REPLACED AND BECAUSE I HAD GONE OVER MY MILEAGE BY 1300 MILES THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST ME 550.00 TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT REPAIRED.

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