Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / RIO / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002189304 Incident Date: Oct, 26 2002
Consumer's City: PORTLAND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: RIO Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNADC165436 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 23 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The seat belts was designed poorly, they cut across the neck and throat of the driver/passenger. consumer contacted manufacturer and dealership for seat belt extensions and was informed that they were not obligated to install belt extensions. ts *jb