Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / OPTIMA / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002286557 Incident Date: Aug, 26 2002
Consumer's City: PANAMA CITY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: OPTIMA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAGD126625 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 26 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The air bag warning light came on 7 times while driving. dealership replaced the driver's side seat that contained the side air bag because it was faulty, and installed a new air bag control module. also, they reprogrammed the air bag sensor several times, but the light still came back on. vehicle was involved in 2 frontal collisions in which the air bags did not deploy. *ak