NHTSA Complaint #11375594 — 2018 KIA SORENTO

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11375594
Vehicle	2018 KIA SORENTO
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	November 10, 2020
Date Filed	November 20, 2020
Mileage	49,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE IMPACT TOTALED THE OTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED $7,500 IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, I DID SUFFER SIGNIFICANT WHIP-LASH TYPE INJURIES, AND INJURED MY KNEE WHEN IT HIT THE DASH BOARD.

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