Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEPHIA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003216509 Incident Date: May, 29 2003
Consumer's City: OCEANSIDE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SEPHIA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNAFB121415 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 02 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 13 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While going 65 on the freeway i lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle slammed into the center divider. the vehicle hit the divider from the front ending up on its side. vehicle is totaled and air bags failed to deploy. obviously this isn't the first time the air bags on this vehicle have failed to deploy sometimes causing severe injuries. a complaint will be filed with the dealership and the manufacturer. *nlm