NHTSA Complaint #780068 — 1996 KIA SPORTAGE

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number	780068
Vehicle	1996 KIA SPORTAGE
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Date Filed	February 17, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	DC

Consumer Description

DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE GOING 45 MPH. SHE WOKE UP UPON HITTING THE CURVE. SAW A UTILITY POLE. SWERVED AND HIT POLE HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING DRIVER IN THE NOSE, INJURING HER SLIGHTLY.

Related Complaints for the 1996 KIA SPORTAGE

Other AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Complaints

#10105282 — December 23, 2004 — CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 25 MPH IN FOGGY CONDITIONS WHEN SUDDENLY SHE LOST SIGHT OF THE ROAD AND PROCEEDED TO STRIK...

#8000931 — December 19, 2001 — AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE PARKED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN T...

#879948 — February 6, 2001 — CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPO...

#722250 — May 19, 2000 — I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE SPEED OF 40 MPH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. THE IMPACT BETWEEN MY CHEST AND...

#854102 — December 17, 1999 — WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WAS NORMAL, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING, CAUSING A ...

Recent Complaints for the 1996 KIA SPORTAGE

#10050151 — SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER — December 5, 2003 — THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK

#10041399 — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. — October 7, 2003 — THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SPEAKER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO . FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PUT T...

#10040370 — SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER — September 23, 2003 — RECEIVED RECALL 02 V 216 000 CONCERNING FRONT SEAT BELTS, BUT REAR SEAT BELT FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS ...

#10034539 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL — August 25, 2003 — WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINE...

#10024174 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS — June 16, 2003 — CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COILS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE A...