Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / RIO / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003226198 Incident Date: Jul, 03 2003
Consumer's City: GLENDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: RIO Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:rear/other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 03 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The child safety restraint seat belt system in the rear seats of our new kia rio cinco does not work. the dealership was notified, new parts installed and the problem persisted. the kia representative has declared no problems are present. however, the seat belt will not lock down to install a child safety seat. the locking mechanism releases to early. the representative stated that the seatbelt should lock on impact. this is not safe for installation of a child seat.*ak